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Bad Buying - How Organisations Waste Billions Through Failures, Frauds And F*ck-ups (Paperback) Loot Price: R445
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Bad Buying - How Organisations Waste Billions Through Failures, Frauds And F*ck-ups (Paperback): Peter Smith

Bad Buying - How Organisations Waste Billions Through Failures, Frauds And F*ck-ups (Paperback)

Peter Smith

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Why is the Berlin Brandenburg Airport ten years behind schedule and nearly four billion euros over budget? And what possessed Kenya's government to spend a whopping $35 million on a chain link fence just six miles long?

In this hilarious, fascinating and insightful expose, industry insider Peter Smith reveals the massive blunders and dodgy dealings taking place around the world as private companies and public sector bodies buy goods and services. A recent report showed that over 90% of procurement projects fail. So, why are so many billions wasted on ineptitude, mismanagement and, in some cases, fraud?

By turns an entertaining account of some of the worst procurement scams in history and also a resounding lesson in how not to operate, Bad Buying offers clear and practical advice on how to avoid embarrassing mistakes, minimise needless waste and make sound, strategic procurement decisions on your next initiative.

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Imprint: Penguin Business
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Release date: October 2020
Authors: Peter Smith
Dimensions: 234 x 153 x 24mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback - Trade
Pages: 336
ISBN-13: 978-0-241-43459-8
Categories: Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > General
Books > Business & Economics > Business & management > International business
Books > Business & Economics > Business & management > Business strategy
Books > Business & Economics > Business & management > Business ethics
Books > Business & Economics > Business & management > Business negotiation
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LSN: 0-241-43459-9
Barcode: 9780241434598

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