The Purchasing Machine How the Top Ten Companies Use Best Practices to Manage Their Supply Chains
- List Price: $40.00
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: Simon & Schuster
- Publish date: 03/01/2001
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Every day, businesses leave hard-earned dollars on the table that could have yielded lower consumer prices, exciting new products, or fatter shareholder returns. These companies don't even notice that cash is slipping away at the far end of the supply chain -- procurement, design, and development. The key to saving these dollars is to become proficient in target costing, value engineering, and supplier development -- "the new basics of supply management".
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The Purchasing Machine describes the costs, benefits, implementation, and results of the twenty best practices that must be in place in order to achieve world-class supply management objectives. These include cost management, value analysis, delivery improvement, supplier quality circles and support services, and purchasing systems.
Led by Dave Nelson, the authors profile the top ten purchasing organizations -- including DaimlerChrysler, Honda of America, Harley Davidson, IBM, and John Deere -- and show how they have succeeded. Their book is a vital resource for all logistics, purchasing, and procurement managers who want to understand how to make their company both smart and rich.
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