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As a buyer, what do you think is the greatest problem that business buyers have with suppliers?

Obtaining deliveries when wanted or scheduled or promised
Obtaining lower prices.
Obtaining product specification wanted or as ordered.
Refusal to negotiate.
Being dishonest or misleading about products or services offered.

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Strategic Supply Management

Author:
Robert J. Trent

Description:

This is a must read for any procurement or supply management professional; finance, operations, and engineering functional managers; executives who interact on a regular basis with supply management professionals; and academics and students.

Key Features:

  • Summarizes what a leading supply management organization looks like today, completely defines strategic supply management best practices, and provides a clear understanding of the leadership required to achieve a set of demanding supply objectives and global supply chain strategies
  • Explains the four critical enablers underlying strategic supply management, all of which are prerequisites to the pursuit of more sophisticated supply management activities: 
    • organizational design
    • measurement
    • information technology
    • human resources
  • Discusses how to develop global supply chain strategies and follow supply management best practices that can lead to sustained competitive advantage
  • Presents information about specific concepts, processes, supply management best practices, tools, and real company examples in each chapter and includes end-of-chapter questions to help facilitate discussion and learning

Your Price: $50.00