Leading Procurement Strategy: Driving Value Through the Supply Chain
- 3h 21m
- Carlos Mena, Martin Christopher, Remko van Hoek
- Kogan Page
- 2014
Leading Procurement Strategy shows how to unleash full business value through procurement. The book provides a broad perspective of different industries, underpinning academic theory and short case studies to help readers clearly understand the competitive advantage and impact of procurement. The authors tackle key issues that procurement practitioners encounter and offer the tools for managing procurement and supply. Their indispensable advice makes it easier to manage and mitigate risks in a supply chain and to appreciate the major issues affecting the procurement function.
About the Authors
Martin Christopher has worked in logistics education and research for 40 years and previously headed the department of Demand Chain Management at Cranfield University.
Carlos Mena is Director of the Center for Strategic Procurement and Supply Management at Cranfield School of Management and head of the Executive Procurement Network (EPN). He has collaborated on supply chain related research projects with organizations such as ASDA (Wal-Mart), British Airways, Coca-Cola, Ford, Tesco and P&G.
Remko van Hoek is Global Procurement Director at PwC and is Visiting Professor at Cranfield School of Management. He also serves on the Board of Directors of the Council for Supply Chain Management Professionals in the US and the Advisory Board of the Procurement Leaders Network.
In this Book
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Leading Procurement Strategy—Driving Value Through the Supply Chain
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Forewords
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Introduction: the strategic role of procurement
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Procurement and the organization: organizing for the future
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The strategic procurement cycle
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Supplier relationship management
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Global sourcing
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Strategic cost management
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From cost to value in procurement
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Supply chain risk management
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Information technology in procurement
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Sustainable procurement
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The future of procurement: a wealth of opportunities
