Strategic Procurement Management for Competitive AdvantageThis book provides the latest thinking on strategic procurement management, enabling managers to tackle problems and enhance their competitive advantage. |
Contents
A Blueprint for Competitive Advantage | 1 |
The Need for Strategy 4 Procurement and Environmental Changes 6 Procurement and Change Management 7 Vision and Mission 9 Competitive Stra... | 11 |
Charts | 12 |
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achieve actions activities allows areas become Benchmarking benefits buyer and supplier buyer-supplier partnership buyer-supplier relationship buying company capabilities commitment communication company's competitive advantage competitors continuous improvement contract core competence cost of quality create critical success factors cross-functional cross-functional team culture customer needs decisions delivery effective electronic electronic commerce eliminate end-customer environment flexible future global sourcing goals Harvard Business Review identify implementation important in-bound supply chain increase industry information technology innovative integration internal customer inventory involved JIT procurement just-in-time lead-time logistics long-term manufacturing mass customization material requirement planning materials meet opportunities partners performance improvement plant problems procurement function procurement managers procurement performance procurement process procurement strategy purchase order reduce requirements role schedules shared vision success supplier evaluation supplier performance supply base supply chain management top management Total Quality Management transportation understand value chain wastage win-win