Seeing Excellence

Seeing Excellence

Author: Richard Pennington

Publisher: Hugo House Publishers

Published: 2013-08

Total Pages: 268

ISBN-13: 9781936449507

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." . . a terrific tribute to those in public procurement who have been role models for excellence! This is an incredible piece of work." Rick Grimm, Chief Executive Officer, NIGP - The Institute for Public Procurement There Can be Quality in Government - The Key is Effective Teams The essence of teams is working together toward a common goal. But what makes a great team? Seeing Excellence: Learning from Great Procurement Teams offers insightful answers to that question. From brainstorming to the development of project charters through analysis, decision making, and risk and change management, you'll find practical tools that pave the way to individual effectiveness, creativity, and leadership in group settings. Along the way, you'll encounter exceptional people and teams who are modeling leadership, learning, and quality in government. "This is a great contribution to the body of knowledge for the profession. I wish I had this book years ago." Ron Bell, Captain (U.S. Navy, retired), Director, Virginia Division of Purchases and Supply, Immediate Past President, National Association of State Procurement Officials Using lessons derived from effective government teams, Seeing Excellence identifies the skills and behaviors that are necessary for teams to succeed. Integrating current thinking and research in ten team disciplines, you and your team will learn the necessary skills for effective project management and continuous improvement. You can help your team succeed! Join us in finding out how! "What a wealth of information and great ideas!" Carol Wills, Contract Specialist and Procurement Card Administrator, Academy School District 20, Colorado


Excellence in Services Procurement

Excellence in Services Procurement

Author: Barry Crocker

Publisher: Liverpool Academic Press

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 310

ISBN-13: 9781903499535

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This title covers all aspects of Services Procurement, including procurement objectives, outsourcing, quality maintenance, supplier relationship management and more.


Excellence in Procurement

Excellence in Procurement

Author: Stuart Emmett

Publisher:

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781903499405

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This book covers the essential elements of Procurement, including policies, legal aspects, e-purchasing, understanding the cycle and best practice tools and techniques. The style of the book is direct with little jargon. It covers all of the basics as well as providing detailed and wider discussions to encourage thought and practical application. To facilitate practical application, the book is illustrated by case studies and application checklists. There are also many additional exercises. The contents cover the following four main sections: -Procurement Policies and Processes - The procurement cycle: the pre-order steps - The procurement cycle: the order and post order steps - Procurement best practice, tools and techniques This last section focuses on topics such as E-Procurement, Relationship-based approaches, Global sourcing, Outsourcing, Corporate Social Responsibility and Supplier Development.


Next Level Supply Management Excellence

Next Level Supply Management Excellence

Author: Robert A. Rudzki

Publisher: J. Ross Publishing

Published: 2011-07-15

Total Pages: 449

ISBN-13: 1604270594

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Presents roadmap to implementing next level supply management practices and strategies. This title outlines the critical success factors for leading your company to the next level in procurement practices and performance and provides a transformation model to improve bottom-line results.


Excellence in Procurement Strategy

Excellence in Procurement Strategy

Author: Stuart Emmett

Publisher: Liverpool Academic Press

Published: 2013-06-01

Total Pages: 246

ISBN-13: 9781903499726

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In Excellence in Procurement, we also gave our outline of a vision for procurement. Therefore, in this Procurement Strategy book, we will now take this vision forward, and show how to align an organisational corporate strategy with an organisation's procurement objectives. In doing this, we will take the view that the design and implementation of a Procurement Strategy must consider demand (and the customers), the organisation's processes and the supply (and the suppliers).


Conception for Procurement Excellence

Conception for Procurement Excellence

Author: Willi Darr

Publisher: tredition

Published: 2019-04-09

Total Pages: 72

ISBN-13: 3748264763

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The subject of this book is Procurement Excellence of procuring companies which is deemed a highly relevant topic out of two reasons. Firstly, corporate procurement, respectively purchasing management has witnessed a significant boost of importance over the last years. Increased outsourcing of services to suppliers and, simultaneously, commissioning of international subcontractors, have heavily altered the responsibilities and job description of purchasers with regards to their contribution to the company's added value. Additionally, product developments along (global) supply chains are growing steadily. On the other hand, digitalization displays future-oriented alternatives for corporate added value and hence provides fundamental opportunities and necessities to reach and sustain (global) competitiveness. Logically, these developments shape the quality of procurement and its processes to suppliers. Only an excellent purchasing department can be an authentic success indicator within a company. This book focuses on the two pillars of Procurement Excellence. To do so, a conception for categorizing and controlling purchasing performances, and a conception for categorizing digitalization will be illustrated in order to make differentiated statements regarding Procurement Excellence. Its two related dimensions will be merged within a final overall statement regarding Procurement Excellence.


Excellence in Supply Chain Management

Excellence in Supply Chain Management

Author: Balram Avittathur

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2020-05-12

Total Pages: 122

ISBN-13: 0429643365

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Recent decades have witnessed an explosion in supply chain complexity. Very few firms have succeeded in building excellent supply chains and employing supply chain management (SCM) as a competitive advantage. For the ones which have developed enhanced supply chain design and process capabilities, their performance has far exceeded their competitors'. While for the vast majority of firms, SCM still remains a means of reducing costs and improving efficiency, for the excellent ones, SCM has turned into a source for value creation. What factors drive firms towards supply chain excellence? How can real differentiation be created through supply chains? Excellence in Supply Chain Management examines the characteristics and features of firms that excel in SCM.


Excellence in Supplier Management

Excellence in Supplier Management

Author: Stuart Emmett

Publisher: Liverpool Academic Press

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 221

ISBN-13: 9781903499467

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Many organisations often fail, or perhaps stumble, in managing their suppliers. This is because the internal customer, or worse, someone else, is left to manage the selected suppliers, without perhaps realising that they have to. There is, therefore, often little use of best practice regarding how a procurement department relates to, or gets involved with the essential supplier management in the procurement process. This book concentrates on the need for better supplier management, and improving supplier management. It gives guidelines on how to better manage contracts and develop suppliers. The book answers the question: "What kind of relationship do I need with suppliers so I can get the best from them, and therefore the best for me?" The style of the book is direct with little jargon. It covers all of the basics as well as providing detailed and wider discussions to encourage thought and practical application. To facilitate practical application, the book is illustrated by case studies and application checklists. The following main sections are covered: Procurement Strategy, Supplier Management; the Suppliers View, Supplier Relationship Management, Supplier Development, Supplier Management: Making the change and Supplier Management: Conclusion