Creating and maintaining resilient supply chains : a rothstein ebook collection title / Andrew Hiles ; Kristen Noakes-Fry, editor.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hiles, Andrew, author.

Contributor:

Noakes-Fry, Kristen, editor.

Series:

A Rothstein eBook Collection Title

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Business logistics--Management.

Business logistics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (120 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Brookfield, Connecticut : Rothstein Publishing, 2014.

Summary:

Creating and Maintaining Resilient Supply Chains Will your supply chain survive the twists and turns of the global economy? Can it deliver mission-critical supplies and services in the face of disaster or other business interruption? A resilient supply chain can do those things and more. In Creating and Maintaining Resilient Supply Chains, global expert Andrew Hiles applies the principles of risk and business continuity to enable a reliable flow of materials and information that is a "win" for everyone involved.

Contents:

Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Introduction; 0.1 Outsourcing Issues; 0.2 Getting Outsourcing Right ; 0.3 The Importance of Service Level Agreements ; 0.4 Vendor Evaluation Criteria ; 0.5 Relating Contract Type to Service ; 0.6 Lessons from Experience ; Part I: Understanding the Resilient Supply Chain; 1.1 Supply Chain Dependency; 1.2 Risk and the Procurement Cycle; 1.2.1 Purchasing Policy; 1.2.1.1 Purchasing Procedures; 1.2.1.2 Using Multiple Suppliers; 1.2.1.3 Using Single Suppliers; 1.2.1.4 Using Best of Breed Suppliers; 1.2.1.5 Other Purchasing Practices

1.2.2 Technical Authorization Policy1.3 Strategic Purchasing and Supply Management ; 1.4 Developing Sourcing Strategies: Types of Contract; 1.5 The Strategic Procurement Lifecycle; 1.5.1 Product Lifecycle; 1.5.2 The Strategic Procurement Lifecycle; 1.5.3 Implementing the Strategic Procurement Lifecycle; 1.6 Supplier Strategies; 1.6.1 Stock; 1.7 Procurement Documentation; 1.8 Tendering Procedures; 1.8.1 Common Risks and Pitfalls; 1.9 Outsourcing Risk; 1.9.1 Getting Outsourcing Right; 1.10 Risks: All Contracts; 1.10.1 The Runaway Project

1.10.2 The Importance of Service Level Agreements (SLAs)1.11 How Suppliers Charge; 1.11.1 Cost Plus; 1.11.2 Time and Materials; 1.11.3 Usage; 1.11.4 Type of Service; 1.11.5 Market Pricing; 1.11.6 Fixed-Price or Lump Sum; 1.11.7 Risk/Reward Contracts; 1.11.8 Management Fee; 1.11.9 Value-Based Costing; 1.11.10 Marginal Costing; 1.11.11 Cost of Full Capacity; 1.12 Vendor Evaluation Criteria; 1.12.1 Due Diligence; 1.12.2 Relating Contract Type to Service; 1.13 Negotiating; 1.14 Summary:Risk Based Acquisition Management (RBAM); 1.14.1 Fundamental Risk Management Requirements

1.14.2 Tender Risks1.14.3 Contract Risks; 1.15 Lessons from Experience; 1.16 ANSI Standard; Footnotes; Part II: Contracting for a Resilient Supply Train; 2.1 The Tender; 2.1.1 Whole Life Costing to Determine the Best Bid; 2.1.2 Required Format for Tendering; 2.1.3 Table of Contents for ITT; 2.2 Input or Process Speci cations; 2.3 Output Speci cations; 2.4 Technical Speci cations; 2.4.1 Functional Speci cations; 2.4.2 Performance Speci cations; 2.4.3 Technical Design Speci cations; 2.4.4 Mandatory and Desirable Technical Speci cations; 2.4.5 Technical Speci cations:The Crucial Elements

2.5 Developing Technical Speci cations2.5.1 Technical Requirements (Technical Speci cations); 2.5.2 Instructions for Developing a Technical Speci cation; 2.5.3 Procedure for Developing a New Technical Speci cation; 2.6 General Product/Service Speci cation:Checklist; 2.6.1 General Product/Service Speci cations and Objectives; 2.6.2 Suppliers'Anticipated Requirements from Client Company; 2.6.3 Speci c to Capital Equipment; 2.6.4 Speci c to Onsite Contractors; 2.6.5 Contractual Framework; 2.7 Typical Pitfalls of Tenders in the SME Sector: The Supplier's Perspective

2.8 The Contract and the Law

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed September 5, 2016).

ISBN:

9781944480073

1944480072

9781944480080

1944480080

OCLC:

953234274