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International Purchasing, Mary Gisi

Theses

The purpose of this research is to examine the factors of why the purchasing professional is procuring foreign vs domestic commodities.

This paper will review the early history when the U.S. started to buy goods offshore and continued over the years to expand their foreign vendor base.

An examination of literature and periodicals have suggested the reasons why the purchasing professional will need to expand his/her foreign vendor base of companies as to assure that the quality, technology and availability of needed materials will be at his/her disposal in order to compete in the global market place.

To develop conclusions …