
Public Supplies Work
In Principle and Practice with Particular Reference to Hospitals
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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.
Table of Contents
Chapter I. The Nature of the Job of Supplies Officer
Purchasing as an Art
Logical Thought in Purchasing
Co-operation with Others
Chapter II. Purchasing for the Public Service
Differences between the Public Service and Private Commerce
Buying for Use and Buying for Resale
Buying to a Price
Ethics: Public Accountability,Attitude to Suppliers, Invitations to Supply, Giving and Receiving Favors
Chapter III. Organization of the Supplies Department
Definition of Task to be Performed
Buying and Stores: The Staff Problem in the National Health Service
The Purchasing Office
Centralization: Buying, Stores
Chapter IV. Provisioning
The Influence of Provisioning on Purchasing Arrangements, and the Provisioning Function at Different Staff Levels
Fixing Stock Levels: The Practicability of Formulas
Chapter V. Purchasing Methods
Running Contracts: Fixed Prices and Permissible Variations
Short-Term Buying
Buying on Discount Terms
'Lollipop' Contracts
The Reference System
Approved List of Suppliers
Division of Purchasing Labor
Timing of Long-Term Contracts
Chapter VI. Stores
Keeping Stores to a Minimum
Principles of Storage: Stock Turnover, Stock Segregation, Security, a Dry Atmosphere
Cleanliness
Stores Personnel
Avoidance of Obsolete Stock
Chapter VII. Paper Work and the Principles and Systems it Represents
Stores Accounts: General Observations (Subjective Expenditure, Objective Costing, Machine Accounting) Stores Records: Design and Purpose of Books and Forms of Prime Entry
The Indent: Consumable Goods, Non-Consumable Replacements, Indent for Inventory Additions
Inquiries for Quotations and Invitations to Tender
The Order
Documents Sent by the Supplier in Respect of an Order: Acknowledgment, Advice Notice, Packing Note, Invoice, Statement
Goods Received Book
Bin Card
Stocktakingcheck List
Filing
Chapter VIII. Joint Purchasing, Central Purchasing, And Central Storage
Definition of Terms
Advantages and Disadvantages of Central Purchasing and Central Storage
Joint Purchasing: The Messer and Hunt Reports
Variety Reduction: Factors Affecting Suitability of Goods for Central or Joint Contracts Value Analysis: Examination of Function, Design, and Materials
Standardization in Specifications
Performance and Manufacturing Specifications
British Standards: Limitations and Correct Use of Them
Chapter X. The Contract
Nature of a Contract
Contracts for Sale of Goods: Conditions, Implied Conditions, Authority to Contract the Contract Document
General Conditions of Contract: Examination of a Typical Set of Conditions
Chapter XI. Capital Projects
Capital and Maintenance Funds
The Supplies Officer's Role: Classification of Equipment, Difficulties in Storage of Equipment Before Installation
Chapter XII. The Quality of the Goods
Importance Of Knowledge of Commodities and Understanding of Their Function
Meaning of 'Quality'
Pre-purchase and Post-Purchase Quality Control
Appendix I. The Hunt Report: A Criticism
Appendix II. Notes on Some Commodities etc.
Textiles
Tea
Timber
Aluminum
Some Observations on Food Quality
Choosing Proprietary Articles
Floor Finishes
Going Metric
Staff
Product details
- No. of pages: 212
- Language: English
- Copyright: © Butterworth-Heinemann 1970
- Published: January 1, 1970
- Imprint: Butterworth-Heinemann
- eBook ISBN: 9781483193335