Strategic Sourcing in the New Economy: Harnessing the Potential of Sourcing Business Models for Modern Procurement
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| Rating | : | 4.68 (996 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B015WZWIW0 |
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| Number of Pages | : | 365 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-02-25 |
| Language | : | English |
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If you work in or around procurement, sourcing or outsourcing-or indeed in any field involving deal negotiation-you will want to pin this right at the top of your reading list.' -Jamie Liddell, Editor, Outsource Magazine"The procurement industry is full of buzz around collaborating with suppliers as a way to achieve business outcomes. 'Everyone in procurement should read this book. The bottom line: executives and outsourcing professionals ignore the lessons in this book at their-and their organizations'-peril." -Michael Corbett, Chairman, International Association of Outsourcing Professionals (IAOP)"Essential reading for procurement professionals in every industry.' -Leslie Willcocks, Professor of Technology Work and Globalisation, London School of Economics . By collaborating and building supplier relationships, extraordinary business results can be achieved. This book offers new insight for even the most experienced seasoned procurement profess
Karl Manrodt is a Professor of Logistics in the Department of Management at Georgia College and State University. The author of five books and more than 50 scholarly articles, Manrodt was recognized as a 'Rainmaker' by DC Velocity Magazine and has served on journal editorial boards and various associations in t
This book provides a comprehensive overview of each of the sourcing business model. Readers will master the art and science of strategic sourcing by being able to chart a unique path that fits their capacity to apply more the full continuum of strategic sourcing concepts and tools.
"Two Stars" according to Amazon Customer. too self serving, with statements of the obvious for anyone in this domain.. "If you only buy one book on strategic sourcing this should be it" according to L. A. Kane. Procurement professionals have come to realize that the longstanding, power-based approach of negotiating suppliers into submission has diminishing utility in today’s economy, yet few know how or when to move beyond that convention to something superior, or even what a better approach might be. While there is no single right answer to meet this challenge, there are arguably . "A great book for public procurement professionals!" according to Richard Pennington. I highly recommend this book. I read it from the perspective of the public procurement professional. The continuum of sourcing solutions is very good and identifies the central considerations in their use: from transactional sourcing tools like requests for quotations, through preferred suppliers, performance-based contracts, to the relationship-based strategies like Vested.The ap