Der Beschaffungsprozess im Unternehmen -- Bedarfsanalyse und Bedarfsanforderung -- Die Anfrage -- Angebotsvergleich -- Die Angebotsverhandlung -- Auftragsvergabe: Die Bestellung -- Kontrolle der Leistungserbringung -- Umgang mit Vertragsstörungen.

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This work serves as a comprehensive collection of global scholarship regarding the vast fields of public administration and public policy. Written and edited by leading international scholars and practitioners, this exhaustive resource covers all areas of the twin fields of study. In keeping...

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This fully revised 3rd edition offers an introduction to optimal control theory and its diverse applications in management and economics. It brings to students the concept of the maximum principle in continuous and discrete time by using dynamic programming and Kuhn-Tucker theory. While some...

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Develops scenario planning methods in ways that link scenario analysis to improved decision making, engage time-poor senior decision makers, attenuate decision makers’ tendency to deflect responsibility for bleak, negative scenario outcomes, and enhance causal analysis within...