36 Evolution of Purchasing and SCM in USA The Early Years, 1850 – 1900 definition of the purchasing process and the realization of purchasing towards company profit importance of purchasing came along with industrialization and improvement in transportation heavy material cost in heavy industry Supply Department in Pennsylvania Railroad (1866) first book on purchasing, The Handling of Railway Supplies – Their Purchase and Disposition (1887) Railroad mileage increase by groups of states Source: Chauncey Depew (ed.), One Hundred Years of American Commerce 1795-1895 p 111Chauncey Depew 18501860187018801890 New England2,5073,6604,4945,9826,831 Middle States3,2026,70510,96415,87221,536 Southern States2,0368,83811,19214,77829,209 Western States and Territories1,27611,40024,58752,58962,394 Pacific States and Territories231,6774,0809,804 Totals9,02130,62652,91493,301129,774
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