Samenvatting
This informative, comprehensive, yet practical guide provides readers with a complete tool-kit of how to approach global sourcing successfully. Based on real world experiences on implementing and sustaining global sourcing the book provides readers with key guidance on: * Foundations of Strategic Sourcing * Management, risk, governance and legal considerations * Organizational change, innovation and relationship management * Transition planning and the end-game * Successful principles for new business development from a service provider perspective * Future trends, summary and lessons learned Ultimately this guide will take readers from 'principles' to 'how to's' including: * How to develop, implement, manage and govern an effective global sourcing strategy and plan * How to put in place policies and processes that can be monitored to provide a balanced approach to sourcing * How to build a strategic top-down framework coupled with an operational roadmap * How to incorporate bottom-up implementation principles and practices that work * How to ensure a coordinated, cost-effective and value-delivery plan and operating environment for strategic and tactical sourcing. In addition, it addresses the following areas in a comprehensive, yet easy to use and practical manner: * Integrates strategic and operational concepts and practices * Covers both clients and providers * Supports the practice of global sourcing by leveraging and integrating professional rigor for best practices * Provides practical knowledge, techniques, checklists and methodologies that can be used in any environment globally * Includes many examples of current and emerging best practices * Is broad and comprehensive, yet drills down to specific 'how to' details in all chapters * Provides a global view of sourcing It comes highly recommended.
Thuiswinkel Waarborg