The Strategic Procurement Practice Guide : Know-how, Tools and Techniques for Global Buyers / by Ulrich Weigel, Marco Ruecker.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Weigel, Ulrich., Author.

Ruecker, Marco., Author.

Series:

Management for Professionals, 2192-8096

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Industrial procurement.

Business logistics.

Leadership.

Procurement.

Supply Chain Management.

Business Strategy/Leadership.

Local Subjects:

Procurement.

Supply Chain Management.

Business Strategy/Leadership.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (XII, 209 p. 83 illus., 55 illus. in color.)

Edition:

1st ed. 2017.

Place of Publication:

Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017.

Summary:

This practice guide on procurement strategy brings together methods and tools used by global purchasers across different industries. The authors lay major focus on the themes of global sourcing, risk management, and the dynamic topic of negotiation strategy. The authors present their perspectives on all important questions of strategic procurement such as: how to manage a heterogeneous supplier structure across different branches and how to deal with partners from diverse cultures? How to solve procurement crisis and proactively avoid them? How does off-shore team management work and how to increase the value-add for both internal and external purchasing? These themes are discussed along with numerous practice-based cases. The authors lay an ideal ground for global purchasers to help with their strategic and operational needs, including technological topics such as e-procurement.

Contents:

Principles of Modern Purchasing

The Strategy of Purchasing

The Purchasing Organization

Supplier Management

Global Sourcing

Risk Management with Regard to Purchasing

Methods and Tools for Everyday Purchasing

The Purchasing Negotiation

Personal Development in Purchasing

E-Procurement.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters.

ISBN:

3-319-57651-8