The supply-based advantage : how to link suppliers to your organization's corporate startegy / Stephen C. Rogers.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rogers, Stephen C., 1949-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Business logistics--Management.

Business logistics.

Strategic planning.

Competition, International.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (369 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : American Management Association, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

It's not enough for companies to simply try to find ways to save money through suppliers. If suppliers aren't fully integrated into their corporate strategy, there's no way for companies to ensure that they will continue to save money...and that their supply decisions will fit with changing organizational goals. Blending theory, best practices, and relevant examples, The Supply-Based Advantage reveals how to design, build, maintain, and ""remodel"" an organization's supply base to support its total business strategy and operations. Readers will learn how they can: achieve greater profitabili

Contents:

Contents; Foreword: Why a Book on Supply and Competitive Advantage?; Acknowledgments; CHAPTER 1 Competitive Advantage: Building a Supply-Based Framework; CHAPTER 2 Suppliers: The Forgotten Competitive Currency; CHAPTER 3 Small Companies: Seeking Value to Offset Lack of Scale; CHAPTER 4 Blueprint for Supply-Based Advantage: Plan Before Doing; CHAPTER 5 Sourcing Strategy: Foundation of Advantage; CHAPTER 6 Supplier Relationships: Erecting Support for Advantage; CHAPTER 7 Supply Chain Management: Connecting Across and Between Companies

CHAPTER 8 Floor Plan for Supply Advantage: Organizing People, Skills, and TasksCHAPTER 9 Cross-Functional Collaboration: The Door to the Ultimate Differentiator; CHAPTER 10 Market Flows: Monitor and Manage the Forces That Shape Performance; CHAPTER 11 Outsourcing: Using Suppliers to Maintain and Remodel Capability; CHAPTER 12 Risk Management in the Supply Base: Insuring Against Damage, Loss, and Liability; CHAPTER 13 Building Supply Base Advantage: A Long-Term Project; CHAPTER 14 Situational Supply Base Flexibility: Achieving the Dream

Afterword: You Can Get Competitive Advantage from SuppliersIndex

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786612091117

9781282091115

1282091115

9780814401880

0814401880

OCLC:

352860050