Book description
Drive sustainable supply chain competitive advantage through more effective supplier management and procurement: reduce costs, improve quality, and deliver better service for all customers. This is the most authoritative, complete guide to planning, implementing, measuring, and optimizing supply management and procurement processes. Straight from the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP), it brings together up-to-the-minute principles, strategies, and decisions for all relevant processes, strategies, and tactics. Step by step, The Definitive Guide to Supply Management and Procurement covers all this, and more:
Basic supply management concepts, purposes, and goals
Linkages between procurement and other business functions
Day-to-day transactional and long-term strategic activities
Category analysis, supplier selection, contract negotiation, supplier relationship management, and performance evaluation
Principles and strategies for establishing efficient, effective, and sustainable operations, from sourcing teams to supplier rationalization
Technology for spend analysis, competitive bidding, eProcurement, eSourcing, auctions/reverse auctions, contract compliance, performance management, and more
Requirements and challenges of global sourcing, including insource vs. outsource decisions; TCO analysis; risk management; negotiations, and supplier contract compliance
Best practices for assessing performance using standard metrics and frameworks
Table of contents
- About This eBook
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication Page
- Contents
- About the Author
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1. The Essential Concepts of Purchasing and Supply Management
- Learning Objectives
- Introduction and History of Purchasing
- Why Is Purchasing Important?
- How Can the Appropriate Relationships with Suppliers Create Value?
- Purchasing and Supply Management and Return on Investment (ROI)
- Purchasing and Information Technology (IT)
- The Purchasing Process
- Strategic and Tactical Roles of Purchasing
- Types of Purchases
- Conclusion and Chapter Wrap-Up
- Key Terms
- References
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2. Key Elements and Processes in Managing Supply Operations and How They Interact
- Learning Objectives
- Introduction to Supply Management Processes and Commodity Strategy Development
- Category and Portfolio Analysis
- Kraljic’s Portfolio Analysis
- Supplier Analysis
- Supplier Evaluation and Selection
- Contract Negotiation and Management
- Supplier Relationship Management and Development
- Supplier Performance Measurement and Evaluation
- Conclusion and Chapter Wrap-Up
- Key Terms
- References
- 3. Principles and Strategies for Establishing Efficient, Effective, and Sustainable Supply Management Operations
- 4. The Critical Role of Technology in Managing Supply Operations and Product Flows
- 5. Define the Requirements and Challenges of Sourcing on a Global Basis
- 6. Assessing the Internal and External Performance of Supply Management Operations
- 7. Conclusions and Trends in Supply Management
- Index
Product information
- Title: The Definitive Guide to Supply Management and Procurement: Principles and Strategies for Establishing Efficient, Effective, and Sustainable Supply Management Operations
- Author(s):
- Release date: December 2013
- Publisher(s): Pearson
- ISBN: 9780133449051
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