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Author
Abate O. Kassa, author, consultant, and
educator in Value Management, is presi-
dent of AOK Consulting & Education,
established in 1973 and based in New York.
He is a former purchasing manager for
Ethiopian Airlines, where he introduceda
corporate-wide value-improvement pro-
cess aer value-training 343 manage-
mentsta and also revitalized its employee
suggestion system. Mr. Kassa combines
resource and process consultancy to provide organic change for his cli-
ent organizations instead of the traditional mechanistic change. As a
Nichepreneur™ specializing in value management and purchasing &
supply management, he assists his clients ...