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Supply Chain Cost Management: The AIM & DRIVE® Process for Achieving Extraordinary Results
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Supply Chain Cost Management: The AIM & DRIVE® Process for Achieving Extraordinary Results

by Jimmy Anklesaria
October 2007
Intermediate to advanced
256 pages
4h 41m
English
AMACOM
Content preview from Supply Chain Cost Management: The AIM & DRIVE® Process for Achieving Extraordinary Results

The Best Have to Get Better

In my travels around the world, I’ve run into all sorts of companies. It’s interesting to note that the ones who lead their respective markets are the ones engaging in the development of cost management strategies. IBM, Hewlett-Packard, Motorola, Nokia, Chevron, BP, Anglo American, Texas Instruments, and Deere are all leaders in their respective industries. They have used strategic initiatives, including the AIM & DRIVE process, to develop clear strategies to manage costs with their key suppliers. You would expect these companies to sit back on their laurels and count their profits. No. Doing that would mean forgetting what happened to the Greeks, Romans, the British, and perhaps even the United States. These countries ...

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ISBN: 9780814474754