Proactive Purchasing in the Supply Chain: The Key to World-Class Procurement - Rilegato

Burt, David N.; Petcavage, Sheila; Pinkerton, Richard

 
9780071770613: Proactive Purchasing in the Supply Chain: The Key to World-Class Procurement
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ISBN 10: 0071770615 ISBN 13: 9780071770613
Casa editrice: McGraw Hill, 2012

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Transform purchasing operations from reactive to proactive supply management

Written for purchasing managers, Proactive Purchasing in the Supply Chain reveals how to use the latest and best procurement practices to help your organization maximize the effectiveness and efficiency of its supply chain. The ability of purchasing to dramatically increase return on investment, reduce costs, improve quality, and shorten time to market is highlighted throughout this practical guide.

Essential topics such as legal issues, green purchasing, negotiation, ethics, price-cost analysis, production-inventory control, purchasing risk management, sourcing, and demand-logistics management are addressed. Real-world case studies in each chapter demonstrate the strategies presented in the book. A detailed planning model for implementing these world-class procurement methods is also contained in this definitive resource.

The authors combine extensive industry, educational, research, and consulting experience to cover topics such as:

  • The latest "best-in-class" purchasing methods, tools, procedures, and systems
  • Price-cost analyses and how to fight price increases
  • How to organize the purchasing department to achieve maximum value added in the supply chain
  • Green purchasing
  • Purchasing risk management programs and procedures
  • How to separate strategic from tactical buying
  • Step-by-step checklists for major purchasing functions
  • How to overcome obstacles
  • Forecasting methods for demand management
  • How to transform the purchasing department from a cost center to a value-added operation
  • Social responsibility and ethical issues
  • Planning steps and basic management skills
  • Preparation for relevant certification programs

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Informazioni sull?autore

Distinguished Professor of Supply Chain Management and Director of the University of San Diego's undergraduate and graduate programs in supply chain management. He is founder and Director of USD's Supply Chain Management Institute and of the Strategic Supply Management Forum, an annual meeting of innovative supply management professionals from North America, Europe and Australia.

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Editore
McGraw Hill
Data di pubblicazione
2012
Lingua
Inglese
ISBN 10 
0071770615
ISBN 13 
9780071770613
Rilegatura
Copertina rigida
Numero di pagine
784
Contatto del produttore
non disponibile
Persona responsabile
gpsr@libri.de
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