Public Supplies Work
In Principle and Practice with Particular Reference to Hospitals
- 212 pages
- English
- PDF
- Available on iOS & Android
About this book
Public Supplies Work: In Principle and Practice with Particular Reference to Hospitals considers the concepts of supply management. This book is composed of 12 chapters that discuss the nature of the job of supplies officer and the organization of the supplies department.The opening chapters deal with the purchasing for the public service; influence of provisioning on purchasing arrangements; methods of purchasing supplies; making a list of approved suppliers; keeping stocks to a minimum; principles and systems of keeping records; definition of joint purchasing, central purchasing, and central storage. The succeeding chapters describe the nature, conditions, and types of contracts, as well as the management and maintenance of funds. The discussion then shifts to the importance of knowledge of commodities and its functions. The closing chapters are devoted to the classification and storage of equipment, as well as the examination of function, design, and materials of purchased items.The book can provide useful information to office administrators, students, and researchers.
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Table of contents
- Front Cover
- Public Supplies Work: In Principle and Practice with Particular Reference to Hospitals
- Copyright Page
- Table of Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Chapter 1. The Nature of the Job of Supplies Officer
- Chapter 2. Purchasing for the Public Service
- Chapter 3. Organization of the Supplies Department
- Chapter 4. Provisioning
- Chapter 5. Purchasing Methods
- Chapter 6. Stores
- Chapter 7. Paper Work and the Principles and Systems it represents
- Chapter 8. Joint Purchasing, Central Purchasing, and Central Storage
- Chapter 9. Specifications and Value Analysis
- Chapter 10. The Contract
- Chapter 11. Capital Projects
- Chapter 12. The Quality of the Goods
- Appendix I: The Hunt Report: A Criticism
- Appendix II: Notes on Some Commodities etc.