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.


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.


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


Supplier Evaluation and Performance Excellence

Supplier Evaluation and Performance Excellence

Author: Sherry R. Gordon

Publisher: J. Ross Publishing

Published: 2008-04-15

Total Pages: 257

ISBN-13: 1932159800

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Understanding supplier performance is vital to ensuring a well-functioning supply network. This unique how-to book helps readers develop and implement a supplier evaluation process that can result in reduced costs, lower risk, and improved performance of both the user's company and its suppliers.


Straight to the Bottom Line

Straight to the Bottom Line

Author: Robert A. Rudzki

Publisher: J. Ross Publishing

Published: 2005-10-15

Total Pages: 288

ISBN-13: 9781932159493

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This book provides a clear understanding of performance improvement opportunities and what is at stake if these opportunities are overlooked. It outlines a powerful and logical approach for assessing the state-of-play in any organization, and offers ways to estimate the specific opportunities related to implementing a change in strategy and practices. It also details a comprehensive framework for organizing the transformation plan across multiple dimensions, and gives advice on which areas to focus on first in order to build and ensure success.


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.


Supplier Selection

Supplier Selection

Author: Judith A. Stimson

Publisher: PT Publications Incorporated

Published: 1998

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780945456322

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Provides "the know-how and tools to continuously improve your selection of suppliers for your company."--Page 4 of cover.


Strategic Sourcing in the New Economy

Strategic Sourcing in the New Economy

Author: Bonnie Keith

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2016-01-12

Total Pages: 452

ISBN-13: 1137552204

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This book provides a comprehensive overview of each of the sourcing business model. Readers will master the art and science of strategic sourcing by being able to chart a unique path that fits their capacity to apply more the full continuum of strategic sourcing concepts and tools.


A Practical Guide to E-auctions for Procurement

A Practical Guide to E-auctions for Procurement

Author: Jacob Gorm Larsen

Publisher: Kogan Page Publishers

Published: 2021-02-03

Total Pages: 273

ISBN-13: 1398600296

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WINNER: 2021 Plume d'Or - Grand Prix ACA-Bruel Award. A Practical Guide to E-Auctions for Procurement provides guidance to procurement professionals on how to realize the potential of e-auctions. Now is the time to optimize your e-negotiation strategy using key insights from the author Jacob Gorm Larsen, who is responsible for one of the most successful and award-winning e-sourcing programs in the world. A Practical Guide to E-Auctions for Procurement presents a proven process for developing an e-auction and e-negotiation strategy, along with a catalogue of change management initiatives for securing buy-in internally in the organization. The different e-auction formats and benefits are explained in detail and demonstrated with practical examples, templates and advice that can be adopted by the reader. Jacob and the team at Maersk are at the forefront when it comes to developing robots that execute e-auctions from end-to-end and are kicking off a transformation that will fundamentally change how we consider e-auctions and negotiations. In addition, with learnings from more than 10,000 e-auctions globally, this is the book for those in procurement looking to implement, deliver and maintain a thriving e-auction program.