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Purchasing and Supply Chain Manage...

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Robert M. Monczka + 3 others

Publisher: Cengage Learning

ISBN: 9781285869681

Chapter 15, Problem 15DQ

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What is the purpose of a professional code of purchasing ethics?

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To determine: In purchasing ethics, what is the objective of professional code?

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Objective of professional code in purchasing ethics:

Ethics is set of principles and moral values guiding one’s behaviour. Ethics is viewed as one of the important part in purchasing and ethical principles are followed highly in purchasing...

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