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Supply management and procurement [electronic resource] : from the basics to best-in-class / by Robert W. Turner.

By: Turner, Robert W, 1947-.
Contributor(s): ebrary, Inc.
Publisher: Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. : J. Ross Pub., c2011Description: xi, 257 p.Subject(s): Industrial procurement | Business logisticsGenre/Form: Electronic books. DDC classification: 658.7 Online resources: An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
Contents:
Introduction -- What is supply management? -- Managing supply management -- Supply chain design and planning -- Case study 1 -- Case study 2 -- Value chain design and analysis -- The importance of benchmarking in supply management -- Activity and process design -- Organizing and prioritizing projects -- Creating competitive advantage with supply management -- Strategic sourcing methodology model -- The importance of critical thinking and strategy development -- Risk identification and risk management -- Forecasting for future success -- Sensitivity analysis -- Writing appropriate and successful RFPS -- The importance of negotiating the right agreement -- Successful contract management -- Supply management and international trade -- Make versus buy decisions -- Best in class strategy tools and techniques -- How to implement change -- Appendix a: case study 1 and 2 answers -- Appendix b: transportation definitions -- Appendix c: list of formulas -- Index.
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Includes index.

Introduction -- What is supply management? -- Managing supply management -- Supply chain design and planning -- Case study 1 -- Case study 2 -- Value chain design and analysis -- The importance of benchmarking in supply management -- Activity and process design -- Organizing and prioritizing projects -- Creating competitive advantage with supply management -- Strategic sourcing methodology model -- The importance of critical thinking and strategy development -- Risk identification and risk management -- Forecasting for future success -- Sensitivity analysis -- Writing appropriate and successful RFPS -- The importance of negotiating the right agreement -- Successful contract management -- Supply management and international trade -- Make versus buy decisions -- Best in class strategy tools and techniques -- How to implement change -- Appendix a: case study 1 and 2 answers -- Appendix b: transportation definitions -- Appendix c: list of formulas -- Index.

Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2012. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.