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"Green purchasing - or eco-procurement - by local and central governments has long been recommended in documents such as Agenda 21 to be a key - although sometimes supplemental-ingredient in the achievement of more environmentally responsible economies. Certainly, sustainable consumption cannot be considered a realistic goal without the full engagement of public authorities. Many initiatives have been undertaken in OECD countries, most successfully in Japan and Denmark where green public purchasing has been proven to be workable and highly effective, while, in other countries, city municipalities have successfully pioneered the development of sophisticated public environmental purchasing policies. However, for the vast majority of countries and their major cities, the potential for green public purchasing remains woefully untapped. A key question is what would be the environmental impact if the majority of cities in Europe replicated the success stories of those leading the way? Public procurement has, after all, been an important tool in achieving other public policy goals such as defence. Why should it not be used as a tool to defend the environment?The RELIEF project, funded by the EU's "City of Tomorrow and Cultural Heritage" programme was established to answer exactly this question: to define the true potential of eco-procurement and to develop a strategy for change in Europe. Buying into the Environment is the result of the research segment of the project which has now been completed. A further stage-to design a Europe-wide action plan will follow in 2004. The book, organised under the auspices of the International Council on Local Environmental Initiatives (ICLEI) analyses national approaches already tested, and provides in-depth surveys on the pioneer cities such as Hamburg, Malmo and Zurich. Serious attention is given to city-specific hurdles which have been faced and overcome. The most relevant product groups for eco-procurement such as construction, transport, energy, information technology, furniture and food. are also analysed. Uniquely, the book also provides calculations on the environmental benefits potentially achievable through greener purchasing. Tools were developed and tested by the RELIEF researchers on the environmental assessment of products, public buying power and on evaluations of market conditions in order to provide scenarios for the application of green purchasing at a European level. The conclusions are that there is huge potential for both local and central governments to adapt their behaviour patterns and purchase in a more environmentally responsible way. For example, 18% of the EU's Kyoto Protocol commitment could be achieved if major cities in the European Union purchased green electricity. The results are complemented by new ideas on how best to foster innovation in public contractual arrangements-to encourage the development of products such as super-energy-efficient computers and fuel cells-and how the legal system may require adaptation and reform. The results presented in this book will provide an indispensable resource for municipalities, governments, researchers and business practitioners looking for answers on how public procurement can have a fundamental and manifestly positive effect on the environment."--Provided by publisher.

Government purchasing. --- Industrial procurement -- Environmental aspects. --- Public contracts. --- Management --- Business & Economics --- Management Styles & Communication --- Industrial procurement --- Environmental aspects. --- Buyer-supplier relations --- Buying, Industrial --- Industrial buying --- Industrial equipment --- Industrial purchasing --- Procurement, Industrial --- Purchasing, Industrial --- Supplier-buyer relations --- Purchasing --- Industrial management

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Industrial procurement. --- Contratación Industrial. --- Business logistics. --- Logística empresarial. --- Supply chain management --- Industrial management --- Logistics --- Buyer-supplier relations --- Buying, Industrial --- Industrial buying --- Industrial equipment --- Industrial purchasing --- Procurement, Industrial --- Purchasing, Industrial --- Supplier-buyer relations --- Purchasing

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Companies are increasingly sourcing services from third party providers on a global level. Nevertheless, the academic research on phenomena such as offshoring, international purchasing and the sourcing of certain specific categories is still scarce. Lydia Bals provides terminological clarity regarding the field of offshoring. She identifies different types of offshoring, concluding that the buy option of offshore outsourcing versus hybrid or make options is directly related to purchasing. Her in-depth analysis specifically focuses on the sourcing of marketing services. In this context, the investigations of purchasing/marketing integration provide a conceptual model of barriers to purchasing involvement in sourcing of services. Moreover, the author seeks to shed light on issues of providing incentives for advertising agencies from an agency theory perspective. The case study illustrates that the measures taken against an initially problematic situation in the purchase of advertising agency services correspond with the theoretically identified solution mechanisms.

Contracting out. --- Offshore outsourcing. --- International business enterprises --- Management. --- Off-shoring --- Offshoring --- Contracting out --- Contract services --- Contracting for services --- Outsourcing --- Services, Contracting for --- Letting of contracts --- Privatization --- Public contracts --- Industrial procurement. --- Production management. --- Procurement. --- Operations Management. --- Manufacturing management --- Industrial management --- Buyer-supplier relations --- Buying, Industrial --- Industrial buying --- Industrial equipment --- Industrial purchasing --- Procurement, Industrial --- Purchasing, Industrial --- Supplier-buyer relations --- Purchasing

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This book reconciles two divergent worlds for the beleaguered quality manager. The first is that of quality and managerial fads, promoted by quality professionals and the quality 'industry' - with its seminars, certification programs and the pressures of an ever increasing number of international standards, state and national legislation and powerful corporations. The second is a virtual antithesis to this world of mission statements, quality policies, procedures and statistical techniques, and is embodied in the international phenomenon that is the Dilbert (TM) cartoon strip. Across America

Business networks. --- Industrial procurement. --- Industrial procurement. Quality assurance. Business networks. --- Quality assurance. --- Management Styles & Communication --- Management --- Business & Economics --- Business networking --- Networking, Business --- Networks, Business --- Buyer-supplier relations --- Buying, Industrial --- Industrial buying --- Industrial equipment --- Industrial purchasing --- Procurement, Industrial --- Purchasing, Industrial --- Supplier-buyer relations --- Purchasing --- Social networks --- Industrial clusters --- Strategic alliances (Business) --- Quality control --- Industrial management

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Aerospace industries -- United States -- Costs -- Congresses. --- Industrial procurement -- United States -- Congresses. --- Offset (Accounting) -- Congresses. --- Aerospace industries --- Industrial procurement --- Offset (Accounting) --- Industries --- Business & Economics --- Costs --- Offset accounts --- Buyer-supplier relations --- Buying, Industrial --- Industrial buying --- Industrial equipment --- Industrial purchasing --- Procurement, Industrial --- Purchasing, Industrial --- Supplier-buyer relations --- Purchasing --- Accounting --- Industrial management