Download or read book Global Supply Chain Group s Guide to Strategic Sourcing written by Vivek Sood and published by Global Supply Chain Group. This book was released on 2010-10-21 with total page 3 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There was a time when strategic sourcing meant aggregation of spend across the divisions and running a tender. Sophisticated techniques have since then gradually crept into this discipline. Strategic Sourcing has become more strategic and less sourcing oriented. A complete supply chain perspective, melded with corporate governance imperatives has given rise to the supply chain governance thinking at the board level. In the era of the growing emphasis on supply chain governance, strategic sourcing has taken on a new mantle. If you think this guide is for you, make sure you read the description below before making a decision to buy it.

Download or read book An Overview of Global Strategic Sourcing written by Fred Sollish and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2011-05-09 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This selection discusses global sourcing and explores strategies for locating, qualifying, and employing suppliers that add maximum value to your business. Discover profit-boosting opportunities specific to your market environment by following Sollish's clear steps for analyzing and implementing a strategic sourcing plan. Other topics covered include investigating sourcing opportunities, co-sourcing and strategic alliances, and reducing supply risk.

Download or read book Strategic Global Sourcing Best Practices written by Fred Sollish and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2011-01-06 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The latest best practice guidance on all aspects of global strategic sourcing-including environmental and international issues Strategic Global Sourcing Best Practices covers the latest trends and leading edge processes in global strategic sourcing, including supply management, t, sustainability, financial decisions, risk management, and international strategies. Offers the latest trends and guidance for sourcing and supply managers Features coverage of understanding sourcing, procurement and supply management, procurement and best business practices, best practices in sourcing management and global sourcing management, financial strategies for sourcing, responsible procurement,diversity procurement, managing risk, supplier selection, project management for procurement and supply managers, managing supplier relationships, international sourcing, managing supplier relationships supply management operations, With the rise of global supply chains, environmental/sustainability concerns, and constantly evolving technology, the time is right for understanding Strategic Global Sourcing Best Practices.

Download or read book Delivering Customer Value Through Procurement and Strategic Sourcing written by Walter L. Wallace and published by Pearson Education. This book was released on 2015 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Companies of all sizes are seeking to transform their procurement and supplier relationship management processes: activities that have a tremendous upside potential for improved supply chain effectiveness and efficiency. Now, two leading consultants and researchers offer a comprehensive approach to creating customer value through strategic sourcing and procurement. Unlike texts focused primarily on day-to-day operations and tactics, Delivering Customer Value through Procurement and Strategic Sourcing focuses on helping senior executives and managers gain sustainable competitive advantage from their supply chains."--Publisher's website.

Download or read book Global Supply Chain Group s Guide to Low Cost Country Sourcing written by Vivek Sood and published by Global Supply Chain Group. This book was released on 2014-10-08 with total page 3 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Low-cost Country Sourcing (LCS) has become a lot more sophisticated than taking a trip to your favourite city in China, staying in a five-star hotel and doing a deal. The landscape has changed immensely as the decisions have become increasingly complex and controversial. More importantly, a bad decision frequently means big career reversal for the original project team, as these decisions are open to scrutiny many years after the deal is done. Read on to make sure you know all the parameters of low-cost country sourcing that you may, or may not have thought about.

Download or read book Global Sourcing and Supply Management Excellence in China written by Marc Helmold and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-08-26 with total page 199 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides readers a holistic and pragmatic approach towards supply management in China. It elaborates on how supply management should integrate the optimum level, and a combination of quality, cost and delivery. In addition to serving as a guide on how to address cultural barriers, apply supply tools and concepts, it also illustrates the best practices in supply management in China. It draws from a large number of best practices of companies from automotive to railway, to convince other functional departments and higher management that supply management plays the most fundamental role in any organization due to the high number of value adding activities which are coming from suppliers. These practices have been derived by a multi-methodical approach including interviews with supply management leaders from industry and experts in academia, making it as unique and a suitable a guide for practitioners and academics.

Download or read book Global Supply Chain Group s Guide to Production Planning written by Vivek Sood and published by Global Supply Chain Group. This book was released on 2011-07-13 with total page 12 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Right in the centre of the bull’s eye, in the middle of the supply chain management universe, sits production planning and scheduling. Whether you are making to order, or making to stock, or something in the middle (such as assemble to order, or sub-assemble to order, or some other variant of the postponement strategy), production planning is where the demand meets the supply in its most brutal reality. Err on one side, and you make too much, and waste. Err on the other side, and you make too little, and run out. The pressure is intense, the stakes are very high and nobody is happy – no matter how much you reconcile the opposites. Yet, you have to do this on a daily basis in every production plant. This report helps you do it as best as you could.

Download or read book Global Supply Chain Group s Guide To Demand Management written by Vivek Sood and published by Global Supply Chain Group. This book was released on 2013-11-14 with total page 14 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Demand management was the simplest part of supply chain management at one time. In the stable economy prior to the start of the economic turmoil, it was easy; frequent short cuts were deployed to fast track the process. Covid-19 has turned the world upside down for the entire discipline of supply chain management in general, and demand management in particular. It has become necessary to think deeply and go back to the first principles for adequate management of demand. Buy this guide to discover how. If you want more details – see the attached link.

Download or read book Sourcing Strategy written by Sudhi Seshadri and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2005-12-05 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sourcing Strategy is about sourcing as a long term strategic activity. Myopic purchasing management stops short with describing functional procedures and procedural innovations such as online order processing. The goal of this book is not merely to document sourcing strategy, but to provide the tools to determine it. Therefore, rather than merely describe common sourcing processes, the book takes a normative approach to sourcing strategy. It argues for a rational, complete and integrated process view. It supports its recommendations with logical arguments from an interdisciplinary and analytical approach grounded in microeconomics, law and business strategy. Part 1 of the book explains the economic and business principles that underlie sourcing strategies. It derives policies that guide viable strategies to meet sourcing goals. Part 2 applies these to creative designs for standard sourcing scenarios.

Download or read book Guide to Supply Chain Management written by Colin Scott and published by Springer. This book was released on 2018-06-01 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This essential guide brings supply chain theory to life. Intended for readers with a business interest in supply chain management, the book covers the key topics in eleven chapters, including planning, sourcing, making, delivering and returning, as well as strategy, people, finance, customer service and outsourcing. Each chapter starts with a brief summary and learning objectives that guide the reader through the text. This second edition also explores digital, sustainability and innovation impacts on today’s global supply chains. The book is written in a clear and simple way, featuring a variety of figures, tables and recommendations for further reading. The respective chapters conclude with real-life case studies from different companies, illustrating best practices. In the course of their work, the authors have met professionals all over the world who are passionate about their business achievements. By including their vivid examples, the guide brings theory to life, enabling readers to understand and embrace the concepts and ideas presented. Colin Scott, Henriette Lundgren and Paul Thompson are experts in supply chain management and have worked with practitioners in businesses across the globe. Endorsement: This guide is a really useful reminder of what good practice is and how it should be applied within supply chain management. The book is relevant for students of supply chain management and professional practitioners alike. This book offers an invaluable guide to understanding the specific dynamics of your supply chain and the fundamentals underpinning it. It provides the framework for delivering a supply chain strategy based upon recognised best practice. Martin McCourt, CEO, Dyson Limited .

Download or read book Supply Market Intelligence written by Robert Handfield and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2006-01-13 with total page 539 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Supply Market Intelligence: A Managerial Handbook for Building Sourcing Strategies charts the course to success for executives who are seeking to lead their organizations to supply-chain maturity. This volume is intended for supply-chain executives who struggle with the challenges of an uncertain supply market environment and whose supply chain function is constantly buffeted by unexpected changes in customer requirements and commodity prices. The author offers a more effective path, describing an integrated approach to supply chain management based upon solid market intelligence. This path is derived from the authors' multiple engagements with organizations such as Suncor Energy, Bank of America, Shell Oil, Honda of America, General Motors, Boston Scientific, Visteon, Federal Express, Sonoco, Duke Energy, Caterpillar, John Deere, GlaxoSmithKline, and many others. He emphasizes that the elements of a successful plan do not arise from a simple vision, instead they require much hard work and a focused approach backed by solid leadership. This book begins by defining supply market intelligence and discussing opportunities, the establishment of a project team, and conducting an internal business intelligence assessment. The book then examines the development of business and market intelligence, supplier evaluations, and sourcing strategies. It also explores how to execute a sourcing strategy, manage a strategic supplier relationship, and redesign an organization for effective supply-chain intelligence and strategic sourcing. This volume offers a benchmarking maturity model tool that covers all facets of end-to-end supply-chain management.

Download or read book Global Supply Management written by Dick Locke and published by McGraw-Hill Companies. This book was released on 1996 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Purchasing professionals on the cutting edge are not strangers to change and realize their roles are broadening to include international purchasing. However, there are more skills and processes necessary to manage a global supply base successfully than to manage a domestic supply base. Through both careful explanation of the background tools and examples of practical application, Global Supply Management covers all of the essential elements that make up international purchasing. From negotiation issues such as culture, currency, and contracts to government issues such as customs, duties, and trade agreements, Global Supply Management gives buyers the confidence to "shop the world" for the best suppliers available anywhere. For those buyers already involved internationally, this complete resource explains how to lower costs and improve supplier performance by strategically reducing subsidiary relationships and taking charge of the order and communication channels.

Download or read book Managing Indirect Spend written by Joe Payne and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2021-06-09 with total page 323 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Managing corporate spend is far more complex than conducting RFPs. Learn how the most efficient and effective procurement departments operate, control costs, enforce compliance, and manage indirect spend. Managing Indirect Spend provides executives and procurement professionals with the knowledge and tools necessary to successfully reduce costs with a strong focus on the often-overlooked area of indirect spend. It also offers great value to those procurement and purchasing professionals aspiring to be leaders in the profession, regardless of the spend they manage. It includes an overview of the challenges faced when sourcing indirect spend categories, a detailed dive into the strategic sourcing process, tools that can help drive savings, technologies that drive efficiencies and compliance, and examples of success based on real-world experience. It is a how-to guide that clearly covers sourcing engagements of any complexity and provides the details needed to source effectively. The book is structured into sections covering the sourcing and procurement process, the tools and technologies, examples from the field, walkthroughs of specific sourcing engagements, guidance on building an effective sourcing team, and the information needed to become a best-in-class sourcing organization. Since the initial publication of this book, the procurement profession and the discipline of Strategic Sourcing have matured. Markets have changed, processes developed, trends have come and gone, and technology has experienced leaps and bounds, posing new and interesting challenges for procurement professionals. In addition to covering tried-and-true practices for strategic sourcing, this Second Edition discusses how strategic sourcing has evolved and provides an update on the techniques, tools, and resources available to purchasing groups. This book: Includes updated coverage of everything you need to know to source more effectively Covers the latest trends in procurement and sourcing, including technology, process improvements and organizational design Presents guidance for reducing costs through strategic sourcing, no matter what the economic climate or level of maturity of the existing procurement organization Shows how effectively managing indirect costs can provide a huge impact on bott m line growth Introduces Market Intelligence (MI), including techniques, tools, and resources available to procurement and supply chain management groups With tools, real-world examples, and practical strategies, Managing Indirect Spend provides insider guidance for big bottom-line growth through effective management of indirect costs.

Download or read book Harnessing Value in the Supply Chain written by Emiko Banfield and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 1999-08-05 with total page 390 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Der Begriff 'strategische Akquisition' findet gegenwärtig große Beachtung, auch in der Fachliteratur. Dieses Buch kann als Ergänzung zur vorhandenen Literatur dienen, denn es bietet eine schrittweise Anleitung für die Einführung erfolgreicher Kaufprogramme für Unternehmen jeder Größe. Als Grundlage dient das strategische Akquisitionsprogramm, das bei SCE - dem drittgrößten Versorgungsunternehmen in den USA - läuft. Mit vielen nützlichen Anleitungen und Beispielen sowie Arbeitsblättern und Vorlagen für eigene Akquisitionsprogramme. (08/99)

Download or read book Guide to Supply Chain Management written by David Steven Jacoby and published by The Economist. This book was released on 2014-02-25 with total page 279 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Globalization, technology and an increasingly competitive business environment have encouraged huge changes in what is known as supply chain management, the art of sourcing components and delivering finished goods to the customer as cost effectively and efficiently as possible. Dell transformed the way people bought and were able to customize computers. Wal-Mart and Tesco have used their huge buying power and logistical skills to ensure the supply and stock management of their stores is finely honed. Manufacturers now make sure that components are where they are needed on the production line just in time for when they are needed and no longer. Such finessing of the way the supply chain works boosts the corporate bottom line and can make the difference between being a market leader or an also ran. This guide explores all the different aspects of supply chain management and gives hundreds of real life examples of what firms have achieved in the field.

Download or read book The Definitive Guide to Supply Management and Procurement written by Wendy Tate and published by Pearson Education. This book was released on 2014 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An authoritative guide to planning, implementing, measuring, and optimizing supply management and procurement processes, this book brings together up-to-the-minute principles, strategies, and decisions for all relevant processes, strategies, and tactics.

Download or read book Supply Management written by Sathit Parniangtong and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-07-18 with total page 102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book takes a process approach of identifying, evaluating, selecting, managing and developing suppliers to create more value for customers. It begins by outlining the mental shift necessary to build robust relationships with suppliers. Next, the book details strategic sourcing methodology: a step-by-step approach for creating productive relationships with key suppliers, providing illustrations and examples from the author’s experience throughout. The third and final part of the book provides details of a comprehensive process developed to arm the negotiation team with all facts necessary to reach desired outcomes. This detailed step-by-step process consists of negotiation strategy and case building, supplier response and positioning, negotiation planning, discussions, and resolution, and supplier evaluation. In addition, the book highlights best practices in strategic sourcing representing tactics for buyers to leverage their buying power to ensure they attain full value. These best practices are drawn from several strategic sourcing projects carried out for leading companies in the USA over several years.