APS-K Reading List
Level I
DL1.01 PRINCIPLES OF PROCUREMENT & SUPPLY
1. Lysons, K., & Farrington, B. (2016). Purchasing and Supply Chain Management (8th ed.). New York: Pearson.
2. Monczka, Handfield, Guinipero and Patterson (2009), Purchasing and Supply Chain Management, 4th Edition, South-Western Cengage Learning
3. David Farmer, Barry Crooker, David Jessop, David Jones (2008),Procurement Principles and Management, 10th Edition, Prentice Hall Financial Times
4. Peter J.H. Baily, David H. Farmer (1986),Purchasing Principles and Management, Pitman
5. Dr. K.C. Jain, Er. Jeet Patidar (2011), Purchasing and Materials Management, 1st Edition, Rajendra Ravindra Printers
DL1.02 UNDERSTANDING ORGANIZATION ENVIRONMENT
1. Mullins, L.J. (2007). Management and Organizational Behaviour (8th ed.). United Kingdom: Pearson Education.
2. Gareth, J. (2012). Organizational Theory, Design and Change: Global Edition (7th ed.). United Kingdom: Pearson Education.
3. Saleemi, N. A., & Bogonko, J. B. (2007). Management (Principles and Practices) (2nd ed.). Nairobi: Saleemi Publishers.
4. Mullins, J. L. (2011). Essentials of Organisational Behaviour (3rd ed.). New York: Prentice Hall.
5. Lysons, K., & Farrington, B. (2016). Purchasing and Supply Chain Management (8th ed.). New York: Pearson.
DL1.03 COMMUNICATION AND OFFICE MANAGEMENT
1. Harvard Business Review, (1999) Effective Communication. Boston: Harvard Business School Press.
2. Shea, M. (1993). Personal Impact: The art of good communication. London: Reed.
3. Saleemi, N. A. (2003) Business English. Nairobi: Saleemi Publication
4. Kenneth, D. W. (2010) Business Writing and Communication. (2nd ed.) New York: McGraw- Hill.
5. Saleemi, N. A. (1997) Business Communication and Report Writing Simplified. Nairobi: Saleemi Publication
6. Hamel, G. (2007). The future of management. Boston, Massachusetts: Harvard Business School Press.
7. Koonz, H. (2008). Management. (11th ed.) New York: Prentice Hall
8. Kreitner, R. (2009). Principles of Management, (11th ed.), Australia: Cengage.
9. Robbins, S. P., De Cenzo, D. A., Stuart-Kotze, R., & Stewart, E. B. (2004). Fundamentals of Management, Essential Concepts and Applications (4th Ed.). Scarborough Ontario: Prentice- Hall Canada Inc.
DL1.04 ECONOMICS
1. Rhona C., (2010). 21st Century Economics: A Reference Handbook. Vol. 1. SAGE Publications. p. 8. ISBN 978-1-4129-6142-4.
2. Howitt, P. M. (1987). Macroeconomics: Relations with microeconomics. United Kingdom: The New Palgrave publication
3. O’Sullivan, A., & Sheffrin, S. M. (2003). Economics: Principles in Action. Pearson Prentice Hall. p. 396. ISBN 978-0-13-063085-8
4. Dwivedi, D. N. (2005). Macroeconomics: Theory and Policy. Tata McGraw-Hill Education. ISBN 978-0-07-058841-7.
5. McConnell, C. R., Brue, S. L. & Flynn, S.M. (2009). Economics. Principles, Problems and Policies (18th ed.). New York: McGraw-Hill.
DL1.05 INTRODUCTION TO BUSINESS LAW
1. Ashiq, H. (2008). A text book of general principles of law in Kenya. Nairobi: East African Publishers.
2. Saleem, N. I. (1992). General Principles of Law simplified. Nairobi: N. A. Saleemi publishers.
3. Ogola, J. J. Ogola. (2013). Business Law (2nd ed.). Nairobi: Focus Publishers.
4. Laibuta K. I. (2014). Principles of commercial law (2nd ed.). Nairobi: Law Africa Publishers.
DL1.06 SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT
1. Handfield, B. R., Monczka, M. R., Guinipero, C. L., & Patterson, L. J. (2013), Sourcing and Supply Chain Management, (5th ed.). India: Cengage Learning.
2. Lysons, K., & Farrington, B. (2016). Purchasing and Supply Chain Management (8th ed.). New York: Pearson.
3. Monczka, M. R., Handfield, B. R., & Giunipero, L. (2009). Purchasing and Supply Chain Management (4th ed.). U.S.A.: South-Western Cengage Learning.
4. Ron, B., & J. Nevan, W. (2008). Total Supply Chain Management (1st ed.). Elseiver
5. Sharma, S. (2010). Supply Chain Management: Concepts, Practices and Implementation,(1st ed.). India: Oxford Unoversity Press.
6. Scott. C., Lundgren, H.,& Thompson, P. (2011). Guide to Supply Chain Management, Springer
7. Wisner, D. J., Leong, G. K., & Tan, K.C. (2009). Principles of Supply Chain Management: A Balanced Approach, (3rd ed.). India: Cengage Learning.
DL1.07 FINANCIAL AND COST ACCOUNTING
1. Kimunda, D.A. (1986). text Book of Financial Accounting. Nairobi: East African Publishers.
2. Nzomo, N. D. (1985). Basic Accounting. Nairobi: Kenya Literature Bureau
3. Pandey, I.M. (2015). Financial Management (11th ed.). New Delhi: Vikas Publishing House Pvt Limited.
4. Van, J. H.C, & Wachowicz Jr, J. M. (2009). Fundamentals of financial management (13th ed.). UK: Pearson Education Ltd.
5. Manasseh, P. N. (1998). A textbook of financial management (Rev ed.). Nairobi: McMore Accounting books.
6. Audit Manual. (2016). Leadership in Public Financial Management II: Sri Lanka Short- Term Assistance to Improve Public Financial Management Reform II. United Kingdom: Nathan Associates Inc.
7. Brandley J.F. (1965). Administrative Financial Management (3rd. ed.). United States: Hinsdale Dryden Press.
8. Peter, A. (2009). Financial Management for Decision makers (5th ed.). Harlow, United Kingdom: Pearson Education.
9. Hussein, A. (1989). A Text Book of Business Finance (2nd ed.). Nairobi: E. A. Educational Publishers.
10. Laney, E. (2014). Business Finance: Theory and Practice (6th ed.). Harlow: United Kingdom, Pearson Education Limited.
11. The Official CIPS Course Book (2009), Finance for Purchasers.
Level II
DL2.01 PROCUREMENT OF GOODS, SERVICES AND WORKS
1. Baily, P., Farmer, D., & Crocker, B. (2008). Procurement Principles and Management (10th ed.). United Kingdom: Pearson Education.
2. Leenders, M. R., & Johnson P. F. (2010). Purchasing and Supply Management: With 50 Supply Chain Cases (13th ed.). New York: Tata McGraw-Hill.
3. Lysons, K., & Farrington, B. (2016). Purchasing and Supply Chain Management (8th ed.). New York: Pearson.
4. Public Procurement and Disposal Act 2015, Nairobi: Government Printer
5. CIPS (2015). Global Standard for Procurement and Supply. United Kingdom: Easton on the Hill, Stamford,
6. Monczka, M. R., Handfield, B. R., & Giunipero, L. (2009). Purchasing and Supply Chain Management (4th ed.). U.S.A.: South-Western Cengage Learning.
7. Quayle, M. (2006). Purchasing and Supply Chain Management: Strategies and Realities. U.S.A.: Idea Group.
DL2.02 NEGOTIATION IN SUPPLY CHAIN
1. Lysons, K., & Farrington, B. (2016). Purchasing and Supply Chain Management (8th ed.). New York: Pearson.
2. Monczka, M. R., Handfield, B. R., & Giunipero, L. (2009). Purchasing and Supply Chain Management (4th ed.). U.S.A.: South-Western Cengage Learning.
3. Farmer, D., Crooker, B., Jessop, D., & Jones, D. (2008). Procurement Principles and Management (10th ed). Harlow: Prentice Hall Financial Times
DL2.03 CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION
1. Ashiq, H. (2008). A text book of general principles of law in Kenya. Nairobi: East African Publishers.
2. Saleem, N. I. (1992). General Principles of Law simplified. Nairobi: N. A. Saleemi publishers.
3. Ogola, J. J. Ogola. (2013). Business Law (2nd ed.). Nairobi: Focus Publishers.
4. Laibuta K. I. (2014). Principles of commercial law (2nd ed.). Nairobi: Law Africa Publishers. .
5. Lysons, K., & Farrington, B. (2016). Purchasing and Supply Chain Management (8th ed.). New York: Pearson.
6. Monczka, Handfield, Guinipero and Patterson, (2009) Purchasing and Supply Chain Management, 4th Edition, Cengage Learning: USA.
7. Ferrari F, (2012) Contracts for the International Sale of Goods Applicability and Applications of The 1980 United Nations Sales Convention,Martinus Nijhoff Publishers: The Netherlands.
DL2.04 MANAGING STAKEHOLDERS RELATIONSHIPS
1. Lysons, K., & Farrington, B. (2016). Purchasing and Supply Chain Management (8th ed.). New York: Pearson.
2. Monczka, M. R., Handfield, B. R., & Giunipero, L. (2009). Purchasing and Supply Chain Management (4th ed.). U.S.A.: South-Western Cengage Learning.
3. Scott, C., Lundgren, H., & Thompson, P. (2013). Guide to Supply Chain Management, springer.
4. Morrissey, W.J. & Pittaway, L. (2006), Buyer-supplier relationships in small firms: the use of social factors to manage relationships, International Small Business Journal, London, Vol. 24 No. 3, 1 June, p. 272.
DL2.05 WAREHOUSING AND DISTRIBUTION
1. Crocker, B., Jessop, D. & Morrison, A. (2011). Inbound Logistics Management: Storage & Supply of Materials for the Modern Supply Chain. (7th ed). Amsterdam: Pearson,
2. Jessop, D. & Morrison, A. (1994), Storage and Supply of Materials. (6th ed.). New Jersey: prentice Hall Publishing
3. Lowe, D., & McGregor, K. (2003). Study Guide: Storage and Distribution in Supply chains, CIPS,
4. Baily, P., Farmer, D., Crocker, D., & Jessop, D. (2008). Procurement, Principles and Management, (10th ed). New Jersey: Financial Times/ Prentice Hall
5. Saxena, J. P. (2009). Warehouse Management and Inventory Control. New Delhi: Vikas Publishing House Pvt Ltd,
DL2.06 BUSINESS STATISTICS
1. Andre, F. (2014). Business Mathematics and Statistics. Nottingham, UK: Thomson Learning.
2. Olivier, J. P. (2021). Understanding Business Mathematics. Canada: Lyrxy.
3. Kothari, C.R. (2006). Research Methodology: Methods and Techniques. New Delhi: New Age International Publishers.
4. Mugenda, O., & Mugenda, A. (2003). Research methods quantitative and qualitative approaches. Nairobi: Act Press.
5. James, M. W. (2006). Quantitative Methods for Business, Management and Finance (2nd ed.). United Kingdom: Emerald Group.
6.Robert, J. & Patricia. K. (2007). Elementary Statistics (10th ed). California: Thomson Higher Education
7. Wood, F., & Sangster, A. (2022). Business Accounting. University of Aberdeen: Pearson.
8. Carl, E. W., Reeve, J.M. & Philip, E. (2004). Accounting (21st ed.). United States: Thomson South Western
9. Nzomo, N. D. (1985). Basic Accounting. Nairobi: Kenya Literature Bureau
DL2.07 ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND BUSINESS ETHICS
1. Bagby, D. R. & Baylor, U. (2014). Entrepreneurship Theory & Practice. Vol. 38, Wiley Online Library.
2. Porter, M. E. (1985), The Competitive Advantage: Creating and Sustaining Superior Performance. New Yolk: Free Press.
3. Hisrich , R. Michael, P. & Shepherd, D. (2012) Entrepreneurship. (9th ed.). New York: McGraw-Hill
4. Saleemi, N. A. (2009). Entrepreneurship Simplified. Nairobi: Saleemi Publication
5. Scott, S. (2003). A General Theory of Entrepreneurship. Cheltenham: Edgar Elgar
6. Hartman, L. P. Business Ethics : Concepts and Cases(6th ed.). Amsterdam: Pearson.
Level III
DL3.01 LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT
1. Rushton, A., Croucher, P., Baker, P. (2006). Logistics and Distribution Management, London: Kogan Page.
2. Bowersox, D. J., Closs, D. J., & Cooper, M. B.(2010). Supply Chain Logistics Management (3rd ed); Boston, Mass: McGraw-Hill
3. Rushton, A., Oxley, J. & Croucher, P. (2000). The Handbook of Logistics and Distribution Management, London: Kogan Page.
4. Christopher , M. (1998), Logistics and Supply Chain Management: Strategies for Reducing Cost and Improving Service, Harlow: Prentice Hall.
5, Ballou, H. R. (2004). Business Logistics/Supply Chain Management (5th ed). New York: Prentice Hall
6. Christopher, M.(2005). Logistics and Supply Chain Management: Creating Value- Adding Networks (3rd ed). London: FT Prentice Hall.
DL3.02 SUPPLY CHAIN INFORMATION SYSTEM
1. Lucey, T. (2004). Management Information Systems (9th ed.). Andover, United Kingdom: engage Learning EMEA
2. Laudon, K. C. & Laudon, J. P. (2020) Managing Information systems: Managing the digital firm (16th ed.). New Yolk: Pearson.
3. Combe, C. (2006). Introduction to E-Business Management and Strategy. Boston: Bit Books Publisher.
4. Tanebaum, A. S & Woodhill A. S. (2007). Operating Systems: Design and Implementation (3rd ed.). Amsterdam: Pearson.
DL3.03 FINANCE IN SUPPLY CHAIN
1. Wood, F., & Sangster, A. (2018). Business Accounting 1 (14th ed.). England: Pearson Education Ltd.
2. Kimunda, D. A. (1986). text Book of Financial Accounting. Nairobi: East African Publishers.
3. Nzomo, N. D. (1985). Basic Accounting. Nairobi: Kenya Literature Bureau
4. Pandey, I.M. (2015). Financial Management (11th ed.). New Delhi: Vikas Publishing House Pvt Limited.
5. Van, J. H.C, & Wachowicz Jr, J. M. (2009). Fundamentals of financial management (13th ed.). UK: Pearson Education Ltd.
6. Manasseh, P. N. (1998). A textbook of financial management (Rev ed.). Nairobi; McMore Accounting books.
7. Audit Manual. (2016). Leadership in Public Financial Management II: Sri Lanka Short- Term Assistance to Improve Public Financial Management Reform II. United Kingdom: Nathan Associates Inc.
8. Brandley J.F. (1965). Administrative Financial Management (3rd. ed.). United States: Hinsdale Dryden Press.
9. Peter, A. (2009). Financial Management for Decision makers (5th ed.). Harlow: United Kingdom, Pearson Education.
10. Hussein, A. (1989). A Text Book of Business Finance (2nd ed.). Nairobi: E. A. Educational Publishers.
11. Laney, E. (2014). Business Finance: Theory and Practice (6th ed.). Harlow: United Kingdom, Pearson Education Limited.
12. The Official CIPS Course Book (2009), Finance for Purchasers.
DL3.04 PROJECT MANAGEMENT
1. Cadle, J. and D. Yeates (2004); Project management for information systems: 4th Ed Pearsonian Educ.
2. Gray Clifford, (2006), Project Management: the managerial process; McGrawHill/Irwin, Boston
3. Kerzner, Harold, (2006), Project management : a systems approach to planning, scheduling, and controlling. John Wiley; Hoboken, N.J.
4. Lewis James, (2006), Fundamentals of project management – American Management Association, New York :
5. Lock, D, (2000). Project Management 7th Edition: Gower Publishing Limited
6. Mbeche I. et al (eds) (2000), Project Planning Implementation and Evaluation: A Training Manual UNCRDTextbook Series, No. 8. Nairobi, Kenya.
7. Meredith, Jack,( 2006) Project management : a managerial approach. John Wiley; Hoboken, N.J.
DL3.05 WAREHOUSING AND DISTRIBUTION
1. Jacobs, R., & Chase. R. (2017). Operations and Supply Management. (15th ed.). India: Tata Page Mc-Graw hill. ISBN: 978-1259666100.
2. Lee, J., Manoj, K., & Lary, P. (2015). Operations Management: Processes and Supply Chains (15th ed.). London: Prentice Hall. ISBN: 978-0133872132; 1323334750
3. Mahadevan, B. (2009). Operation Management: Theory and Practice. India, Pearson Ed.
4. Anupindi, R., Chopra, S., Deshmukh, S. D., Mieghem, J. A. V., & Zemel, E. Managing Business Process Flows: Principles of Operations Management (3rd ed.). Hoboken: Prentice Hall.
5. Chase, R. B., Jacobs, F.R. & Aquilano N. J. (2007). Operations Management for Competitive Advantage (11th ed.). New Yolk: McGraw-Hill
6. Russel, R. S., & Taylor, B. W. (2011). Operations Management; Creating Value Along the Supply Chain. Hoboken: John Willy & Sons.
7. Slack, N., Chambers, S., & Johnston, R. (2010). Operations Management (6th ed.). Edinburgh: Pearson Education Limited.
8. Kumar S. A., & Suresh, N. (2008). Production and Operations Management. New Delhi: New, Age International.
9. Roger, S., & Susan, M. (2017). Operations Management in the Supply Chain. USA: McGraw Hill Education. ISBN: 97800778354439.
10. Reid, D., & Sanders, N. (2015). Operations Management: An Integrated Approach. (6th ed.). USA: Wiley Publishers. ISBN: 978-1118952610.
DL3.05 WAREHOUSING AND DISTRIBUTION
1. Jacobs, R., & Chase. R. (2017). Operations and Supply Management. (15th ed.). India: Tata Page Mc-Graw hill. ISBN: 978-1259666100.
2. Lee, J., Manoj, K., & Lary, P. (2015). Operations Management: Processes and Supply Chains (15th ed.). London: Prentice Hall. ISBN: 978-0133872132; 1323334750
3. Mahadevan, B. (2009). Operation Management: Theory and Practice. India, Pearson Ed.
4. Anupindi, R., Chopra, S., Deshmukh, S. D., Mieghem, J. A. V., & Zemel, E. Managing Business Process Flows: Principles of Operations Management (3rd ed.). Hoboken: Prentice Hall.
5. Chase, R. B., Jacobs, F.R. & Aquilano N. J. (2007). Operations Management for Competitive Advantage (11th ed.). New Yolk: McGraw-Hill
6. Russel, R. S., & Taylor, B. W. (2011). Operations Management; Creating Value Along the Supply Chain. Hoboken: John Willy & Sons.
7. Slack, N., Chambers, S., & Johnston, R. (2010). Operations Management (6th ed.). Edinburgh: Pearson Education Limited.
8. Kumar S. A., & Suresh, N. (2008). Production and Operations Management. New Delhi: New, Age International.
9. Roger, S., & Susan, M. (2017). Operations Management in the Supply Chain. USA: McGraw Hill Education. ISBN: 97800778354439.
10. Reid, D., & Sanders, N. (2015). Operations Management: An Integrated Approach. (6th ed.). USA: Wiley Publishers. ISBN: 978-1118952610.
DL3.06 ASSET MANAGEMENT, COSTING AND BUDGETING
1. Stuart, E., & Paul, W. (2012). Excellence in Public Sector Procurement: How to Control Costs and Add Value. United Kingdom: Cambridge Academic: ISBN: 978-1903499665.
2. James, M. W. (2006). Quantitative Methods for Business, Management and Finance (2nd ed.). United Kingdom: Emerald Group.
3. Barry, R., Hanna, M.E., Hale, T.S. & Ralph, M. (2018). Quantitative Analysis for Management (13th ed.). New York: Pearson.
4. Horngren, C. T., (2011). Cost Accounting: A Managerial Emphasis (14th ed.). New York: Pearson College Division.
5. Drury, C. Management and Cost Accounting Cost Accounting (8th ed.). United Kingdom: Cengage Learning EMEA.
6. Harper, W. M. (1995). Cost and Management Accounting (1st ed.). Pennsylvania: Trans-Atlantic Publications.
7. Lucey, T. (2010). Management Accounting (5th ed.). Unite Kingdom: Thomson Learning.
8. Hussein, A. (1985). Cost Accounting Made Easy, (Rev ed.). Nairobi: East Africa Educational Publishers.
9. Spencer, N. (2003). A Text Book of Costing Principles, (11th ed.). Kenya: Heinemann.
10. Benslimane, Y., Plaisent, M., & Bernard, P. (2005). Investigating Search Costs and Coordination Costs in Electronic Markets: A Transaction Costs Economics Perspective, Electronic Markets. www.electronicmarkets.org. DOI: 10.1080/101967805002087