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Purchasing and supply chain management

Our selection of books, articles, links and guides can help you with finding and managing suppliers, purchasing, managing stock and planning for supply chain disruption.
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How do you become cyber certified?
  • Article
  • 31 Oct 2025
There are several standards and certifications for businesses to follow when it comes to cyber security. What are they, and how do you get the certifications?
Cyber Security Awareness Month 2023
How do you make cyber training stick?
  • Article
  • 21 Oct 2025
If cyber security training is to be relevant and effective, business owners and organisation leaders must ensure that it is specifically tailored to how their companies work and the risks they face on any given day.
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Accountants can ‘change corporate dial’ on cyber as threats intensify
  • Article
  • 17 Oct 2025
Finance professionals’ role as trusted advisers puts them in a strong position to influence senior teams on the importance of addressing the growing cyber threat landscape.
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Cyber attacks cause disruption and bankruptcy fears
  • Article
  • 30 Sep 2025
This month's cyber round-up covers large-scale attacks causing significant disruption and supply chain bankruptcy risks. We also look at the growing prevalence of insider threats in schools, and how AI enables malicious activities.
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Cyber security biggest risk as businesses reel from major attacks
  • Article
  • 23 Sep 2025
Annual poll of Chief Internal Auditors highlights cyber security as the number one risk, with digital threats intensifying following attacks on European airports over the weekend and recent cyber breaches at M&S, the Co-op, Harrods, The North Face and Jaguar Land Rover.
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Review supply chains for mini umbrella companies, says HMRC
  • Article
  • 15 Sep 2025
HMRC is writing to employment businesses and recruitment agencies to ask them to check for and remove any mini umbrella companies (MUCs) from their supply chains.
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Ireland: economic prospects, tariffs and the emerging world economic order
  • Article
  • 15 Aug 2025
As businesses across the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland face US tariffs and ongoing turmoil, how can organisations build resilience, manage supply chains and make the right decisions to ensure they thrive?
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Scotland’s offshore wind: turning headwinds into momentum
  • Article
  • 12 Jun 2025
How to grow: successfully delivering the planned pipeline of Scottish offshore wind will bring clean energy, support net-zero ambitions and drive economic opportunities across the supply chain. But more government support is needed.
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Finding and managing suppliers
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Resources to help you find suppliers for your business and manage supplier relationships.
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Managing supply chain disruption
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Articles and guides to help you plan for potential supply chain disruptions.
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Purchasing
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Find out more about purchasing and procurement with our selection of articles, links and guides.

Webinars

Exclusive Optimising supply chain financial performance: disruptions, regulations and tariffs
  • Webinar
  • 17 Jun 2025
This on-demand webinar explores the steps a business can take to develop a well-defined, resilient supply chain of the future. The speaker provides practical suggestions for de-risking complex manufacturing supply chains.
Maximising trade efficiency: customs warehousing and special procedures
  • Webinar
  • 14 Nov 2024
In this webinar, the British Chamber of Commerce explores the benefits of customs warehousing, as well as inward and outward processing, which can help UK importers and exporters reduce costs and improve cash flow.
Supply chain cyber security series
  • Webinar
  • 22 Sep 2022
Your business is only as secure as its weakest link. Watch this series to understand and manage supply chain cyber security risk.
Exclusive Are your procurement activities adding value in 2021 and beyond?
  • Webinar
  • 19 Feb 2021
This webinar explores the latest innovations in procurement and supply chains, and how to drive and improve your performance.
Supply chain assurance in the retail sector
  • Webinar
  • 16 Oct 2020
Abigail Harper talks through a risk-based approach to providing supply chain assurance within the retail sector.
Exclusive Why collaboration with suppliers matters
  • Video
  • 09 Jun 2020
9 June 2020: As businesses look for ways to emerge successfully from the pandemic, supply chain management will be key. The best supplier relationships not only support cost effectiveness but also innovation and the generation of sustainable value.
Exclusive What happens when everything generates data?
  • Webinar
  • 21 Apr 2020
The internet of things, where sensors are integrated into many kinds of objects, is growing rapidly. This webinar explores how finance professionals can take advantage of this powerful technology.
Exclusive Reducing the risk of supply chain fraud
  • Webinar
  • 09 May 2018
This webinar goes through practical steps to reduce the likelihood of your business suffering from supply chain fraud.
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eBooks

The ICAEW Library & Information Service provides full text access to a selection of key business and reference eBooks from leading publishers. eBooks are available to logged-in ICAEW members, ACA students and other entitled users. If you are unable to access an eBook, please see our Help and support advice or contact library@icaew.com.

Exclusive Using Microsoft Dynamics 365 for finance and operations
  • eBook
  • 2023
  • Andreas Luszczak
  • Springer Vieweg
Covers the concept and functionality of Microsoft Dynamics 365 for Finance and Operations. As a result, you should be able you to execute business processes in the application on your own. It is primarily designed for users, students, and consultants who are interested in learning how to use the application.
Exclusive Internal controls toolkit
  • eBook
  • 2019
  • Christine H. Doxey
  • Wiley
This toolkit provides a series of standards of internal control and the risks they mitigate for all enterprise-wide operations.
Exclusive Imports
  • eBook chapter
  • 2016
  • Andrew Rimmer
  • Spiramus
This chapter explains the operation of VAT and trade tariffs for goods imported into or within the European Union. It includes advice on Authorised Economic Operators (AEOs) and the customs procedures for imports across the various transport methods.
Exclusive Insightful quality: beyond continuous improvement
  • eBook
  • 2012
  • Frank Fair, Victor Sower
  • Business Expert Press
Operations management from a US perspective.
Exclusive Currency rate volatility and Small and Medium Enterprises
  • eBook chapter
  • 2012
  • Janet L. Hartley, George A. Zsidisin
  • Business Expert Press
This chapter begins with a discussion of how supply chain managers can modify the process for managing currency exchange rate risk when sourcing or selling products or services from or to other countries. A process appropriate for managing commodity price risk at larger companies is suggested, along with some guidance for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) on how they can manage commodity price risk.
Exclusive Managing commodity price risk: a supply chain perspective
  • eBook
  • 2012
  • Janet L. Hartley, George A. Zsidisin
  • Business Expert Press
Managing price volatility from a US perspective.
Exclusive Better business decisions using cost modeling
  • eBook
  • 2012
  • Victor E. Sower
  • Business Expert Press
Discusses the benefits of using cost modeling for procurement, operations, and supply chain professionals.
Exclusive Supply chain risk management: tools for analysis
  • eBook
  • 2011
  • David L. Olson
  • Business Expert Press
Guide to risk management for supply chains from a US perspective.
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Articles and books in the Library collection

The collection of the ICAEW Library & Information Service includes a range of articles, books and reports on purchasing and supply chain management. Use the links below to see what we have available in our Library catalogue (Libcat).
Fundamentals of risk management: understanding, evaluating and implementing effective risk management
  • Library book
  • 2018
  • P.Hopkin
  • Kogan Page
A comprehensive introduction to commercial and business risk for students and risk professionals. It provides a full analysis of the changes in contemporary risk areas including supply chain, cyber risk, risk culture and appetite, improvements in risk management documentation and statutory risk reporting.
Financing trade and international supply chains: commerce across borders, finance across frontiers
  • Library book
  • 2014
  • A.R.Malaket
  • Gower
The book includes observations on the effective use of traditional mechanisms such as documentary letters of credit, as well as an overview of emerging supply chain finance solutions and programmes.

To find out how you can borrow books from the Library please see our guide to borrowing books.

You can obtain copies of articles or extracts of books and reports through our document supply service.

External resources - organisations and reports

BCI Supply Chain Resilience Report 2024
  • Website
  • Business Continuity Institute
Report from the Business Continuity Institute, exploring trends in logistics and supply chain management. Requires free registration to access.
Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply (CIPS)
  • Website
  • Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply (CIPS)
Professional body representing individuals and organisations in the field of purchasing and supply chain management. Resources on the website include supply management models (member-only), CIPS Risk and Resilience Assessment Tool, document templates and glossary of procurement terms.
Creating resilient supply chains: a practical guide
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  • Cranfield University School of Management
This 2003 Cranfield University School of Management report provides insight and practical tools to assist managers in improving the resilience of their organisation's supply chain networks. The report was accompanied by Understanding Supply Chain Risk: A Self-Assessment Workbook, which provides model worksheets to assist companies in identifying and planning for vulnerability and resilience in their supply chains.
Global Supply Chain Pressure Index (GSCPI)
  • Website
  • Federal Reserve Bank of New York
The GSCPI index tracks the state of global supply chains using data from the transportation and manufacturing sectors. It is updated monthly.
International Federation of Purchasing and Supply Management (IFPSM)
  • Website
  • International Federation of Purchasing and Supply Management (IFPSM)
Federation of national and regional purchasing associations. The body provides a blog and news articles.
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