Download or read book Growing and Managing Foreign Purchasing written by Thomas A. Cook and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2016-09-19 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book compares the basic skillset of domestic purchasing to that of global purchasing. It provides a very detailed blueprint and best practices guide for avoiding costly mistakes and improving purchasing effectiveness. It also details supply chain globalization impacts on freight, logistics, customs issues, managing foreign suppliers, risk mitigation, and profit potential improvement. It differentiates itself from other books as being more comprehensive, detailed, and broad reaching into every aspect of purchasing on an international scale.