TY  - BOOK
AU  - Turner,Robert W.
ED  - ebrary, Inc.
TI  - Supply management and procurement: from the basics to best-in-class 
AV  - HD39.5 .T87 2011eb
U1  - 658.7 23
PY  - 2011///
CY  - Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.
PB  - J. Ross Pub.
KW  - Industrial procurement
KW  - Business logistics
KW  - Electronic books
KW  - local
N1  - 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
UR  - http://site.ebrary.com/lib/daystar/Doc?id=10520078
ER  -