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by David Pheasey
Language: English
Release Date: July 12, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: July 12, 2017
In many businesses, supply chain people are trapped in reactive roles where they source, contract, purchase, receive, warehouse, and ship as a service. However, in some businesses suppliers contribute to improvement programs, technology, funding, marketing, logistics, and engineering expertise. Breaking...
by Prasun Barua
Language: English
Release Date: January 7, 2019
Language: English
Release Date: January 7, 2019
Welcome to the TECH KNOW PRODUCTS & SHOPPING! This book contains various types of topics on various products and digital shopping technology. After reading this book, you will know about products which are required in our daily life. We need to shop these types of products from various sources....
by Jeanette Jones
Language: English
Release Date: April 7, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: April 7, 2013
The goal of this book is to help procurement professionals find information in the areas of strategic sourcing, supplier management and purchasing. Specific research resources are listed in sections that include: supplier identification, supplier diligence, category market intelligence, best practices...
Your Dream Home
A Comprehensive Guide to Buying a House, Condo, or Co-op
Language: English
Release Date: September 26, 2009
The experts at "Money" magazine offer sound advice on everything involved in buying a house, condo, or co-op in this clear, concise guide. This book helps consumers construct a winning game plan when purchasing a home that's also a financial investment.
The Strategy and Tactics of Pricing
A Guide to Growing More Profitably
Language: English
Release Date: November 20, 2017
The Strategy and Tactics of Pricing explains how to manage markets strategically and how to grow more profitably. Rather than calculating prices to cover costs or achieve sales goals, students will learn to make strategic pricing decisions that proactively manage customer perceptions of value, motivate...
Complexity Management with the K-Method
Price Structures, IT and Controlling for Procurement of Packaging Materials
Language: English
Release Date: October 6, 2015
The book describes the K-Method which has been developed by the authors. The purpose of the K-Method is to negotiate and administrate a complex portfolio of customised materials, all belonging to the same purchasing group (e.g. labels). The underlying idea is to agree prices for specification features,...
State and Local Procurement
A Practical Guide
Language: English
Release Date: January 29, 2015
The National Association of State Procurement Officials is proud to make State and Local Government Procurement: A Practical Guide, 2nd Edition, available to government decision makers, educators, the business community, and others interested in learning more about how responsible public purchasing should...
by Henk Botha
Language: English
Release Date: April 11, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: April 11, 2013
Besides having a business with outstanding products or services, you must negotiate top deals. This book shows you how to plan for your next negotiation strategy to add top value to your transactions. Avoid paying too much, settling too low, or conceding too quickly! Dr Henk Botha invented the E.m.p.o.w.e.r....
by John Chase
Language: English
Release Date: June 24, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: June 24, 2012
Every manufacturing business operates a Sales and Operations Planning process of some sort. Somehow we decide which customers to pursue, what promises we should make to those customers, how much product to produce, what people and other resources we need, how much inventory to hold and how we will...
Secrets of Supply Chain Management!
Strategy, Planning and Operations!
Language: English
Release Date: June 23, 2018
Secrets of Supply Chain Management!
The global economy of today is diverse and so rich that considering suppliers could result in a task that would be most times be overwhelming. Ask every single successful entrepreneur today; they will tell you that an effective supply chain management is...
by Greg Hutchins
Language: English
Release Date: October 12, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: October 12, 2018
Supply Management Strategies is a comprehensive introduction to Supply Management.
Supply Management Strategies offers the reader the following value and benefits:
Explains how supply management is now critical to every organization’s business model.
Prepares supply chain, quality,...
Financing the End-to-end Supply Chain
A Reference Guide to Supply Chain Finance
Language: English
Release Date: July 3, 2016
Financing the End-to-End Supply Chain provides readers with a real insight into the increasingly important area of supply chain finance. It demonstrates the importance of the strategic relationship between the physical supply of goods and services and the associated financial flows. The book provides...
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Language: English
Release Date: January 23, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: January 23, 2013
Electronic Inspection Copy available to instructors here
The Handbook is the first substantive, multidisciplinary academic work to make coherent analysis of supply systems from the perspective of purchasing and supply, operations management, logistics, supply chain management, service management,...
Modelling Value
Selected Papers of the 1st International Conference on Value Chain Management
Language: English
Release Date: January 5, 2012
The publication contains a selection of the best double-blind reviewed papers presented, discussed and revised by participants of the 1st International Conference on Value Chain Management in Austria, Steyr, May 2011. The Value Chain Management (VCM) Conference presents scientific insights relevant...