Strategic procurement organizing suppliers and supply chains for competitive advantage

Strategic Procurement explores the critical value of procurement to a business. Demonstrating the importance of supplier relationship management and explaining how to re-skill and re-shape organizations to manage third party spend and sources of supply for maximum profit.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author Booth, Caroline, 1958-
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published London ; Philadelphia : Kogan Page, 2010.
Subjects
Industrial procurement.
Business logistics.
elektronické knihy
electronic books
Online AccessPlný text

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Table of Contents:
  • List of figures and tables; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1 No company is an island; 2 Know what your customers value; 3 Right first time; 4 Know your core; 5 Handling the complexity; 6 What's the issue? We can all do procurement; 7 Executive sponsorship and priorities; 8 Strategy in context; 9 Knowing what the business needs; 10 Picking the right suppliers; 11 Understanding your spend; 12 The secrets of sourcing; 13 Sharing the pain in hard times; 14 Avoiding the perils of outsourcing; 15 Corporate responsibility; 16 Good procurement across the company.

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