The Strategic Procurement Practice Guide: Know-how, Tools and Techniques for Glo

Description: The Strategic Procurement Practice Guide by Ulrich Weigel, Marco Ruecker 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. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description 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. Author Biography Ulrich Weigel is Vice Chief Operating Officer and Head of Purchasing at Leica Camera AG. Over two decades he gained global management experience of strategic- and operational purchasing organizations up to complete supply chains in the automotive-, the consumer goods-, aircraft- and optical industry. Furthermore he also has many years of international experience in project management, strategy developments and lead buyer functions - at Johnson Controls Automotive, Joachim Loh Group at Hailo, the Sell GmbH and since 2009 at Leica Camera AG. Mr. Weigel has extensive global sourcing experience in South East Europe, but especially in Asia (China, Japan and Korea). His passion is modern and sleek purchasing management with continuous and sustainable cost reduction and transparent procurement controlling. Since 2010 Ulrich Weigel acts also as coach and lecturer for purchasing management and global sourcing at various European universities.Marco Ruecker is strategic procurement manager at Leica Camera AG where he leads the efforts of the indirect procurement team and the Leica transfer group. He has advanced knowledge in strategic purchasing management disciplines and proven expertise in cost optimization, supplier management and risk management solutions. Additionally he has strong experience in process engineering and strategy planning and implementation. Mr. Ruecker holds a Master degree in process management and a Bachelors degree in engineering economics. Table of 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. Feature Develops practice-oriented methods for procurement strategy Deals with technological challenges and opportunities such as e-procurement Places special focus on global sourcing, purchasing risk, and negotiation strategies Details ISBN331957650X Author Marco Ruecker Year 2017 ISBN-10 331957650X ISBN-13 9783319576503 Format Hardcover Pages 209 Language English Media Book Edition 1st Imprint Springer International Publishing AG Subtitle Know-how, Tools and Techniques for Global Buyers Place of Publication Cham Country of Publication Switzerland Illustrations 55 Illustrations, color; 28 Illustrations, black and white; XII, 209 p. 83 illus., 55 illus. in color. Publication Date 2017-07-03 Short Title The Strategic Procurement Practice Guide UK Release Date 2017-07-03 Edited by Nestor D. Duque Mendez Birth 1927 Affiliation Massachusetts Institute of Technology Position journalist Qualifications S. J. Publisher Springer International Publishing AG Edition Description 1st ed. 2017 Series Management for Professionals Alternative 9783319862170 DEWEY 658.4092 Audience Professional & Vocational We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:130677049;

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