Definitive Guide to Supply Management and Procurement, The: Principles and Strategies for Establishing Efficient, Effective, and Sustainable Supply Management Operations - Tapa dura

Drive sustainable supply chain competitive advantage through more effective supplier management and procurement: reduce costs, improve quality, and deliver better service for all customers. This is the most authoritative, complete guide to planning, implementing, measuring, and optimizing supply management and procurement processes. Straight from the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP), it brings together up-to-the-minute principles, strategies, and decisions for all relevant processes, strategies, and tactics. Step by step, The Definitive Guide to Supply Management and Procurement covers all this, and more: Basic supply management concepts, purposes, and goals Linkages between procurement and other business functions Day-to-day transactional and long-term strategic activities Category analysis, supplier selection, contract negotiation, supplier relationship management, and performance evaluation Principles and strategies for establishing efficient, effective, and sustainable operations, from sourcing teams to supplier rationalization Technology for spend analysis, competitive bidding, eProcurement, eSourcing, auctions/reverse auctions, contract compliance, performance management, and more Requirements and challenges of global sourcing, including insource vs. outsource decisions; TCO analysis; risk management; negotiations, and supplier contract compliance Best practices for assessing performance using standard metrics and frameworks

Plan, Implement, Measure, and Optimize World-Class Procurement & Supply Management Operations

• Supports all learning objectives of the Procurement & Supply Management module (Learning Block 3) of the CSCMP SCPro Level One certification
• Covers concepts, principles, terminology, elements, processes, strategies, technologies,linkages to other business functions, metrics, and more
• From the field’s leading practitioners and researchers: the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP)

Better procurement can lead to sustained competitive advantage through lower costs, higher quality, and better service for both internal and external customers. The Definitive Guide to Supply Management and Procurement is the most authoritative, complete guide to modern supply management best practices for any supply chain, no matter how complex or global.

Whether you’re a practitioner or a student, Wendy Tate helps you thoroughly understand all facets of supply management and provides all the context you need to succeed. She illuminates today’s most significant supply challenges and opportunities, reviews leading strategies and technology options, and helps you make better decisions about everything from supply base rationalization to contracting and compliance. Throughout, key ideas are supported by examples, charts, graphs, summaries, references, and more: all you need to master the concepts and apply them in your own career. You’ll discover ways to improve performance right now and transform the way you manage procurement for years to come.