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The Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor highlights the occupations of purchasing managers, buyers, and purchasing agents as part of the online edition of "Occupational Outlook Handbook." The bureau presents information about the nature of the work, working conditions, employment opportunities, training, earnings, and related occupations.

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Buying For Business provides a simple but comprehensive guide to purchasing and supply. With current literature often academic in focus and unsuited to modern business readers, it offers straightforward and engaging information on the principles and practice of purchasing and supply management that will be of great value to anyone in business who deals with suppliers. Experts Mark Whitehead and Christopher Barrat answer all the key questions facing purchasing in business today, and offer advice on everything from ethics to outsourcing. Diagrams, analysis tools and pro-formas aid understanding, while case studies and bench-marking exercises illustrate and reinforce the learning.