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Straight forward and to the point, you won't be able to put it down until you have finished the purchasing journey. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt includes: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- How to build relationships all across the supply chain.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Proven supplier sourcing methodology.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Non-traditional metrics that work.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- A framework for a five-year purchasing strategic plan.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Stories of amazing savings and watch outs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDon't miss capturing all your impressive breakthrough savings \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVisit drtombooks.com \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSome comments: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDr. DePaoli clearly has loads of real-world experience, and it comes through from the first chapter of this book which stresses the importance of relationships over everything else. The format is readable and easy to apply. Other books have more depth on process, but the strength of Common Sense Purchasing is the distilled wisdom that is extremely worthwhile. It's a great gift for executives outside procurement organizations to understand a smart approach to the field. Highly recommended \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA book of few words but great truths, good for anyone who wants to know the real world of purchasing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOften times, we see books as a means to end--be that for entertainment purposes or educational pursuits. As a college senior with no previous experience in the business of purchasing, this is a very interesting piece of writing to analyze. 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Here is an alternative approach to becoming a Supply Chain Doomsday Prepper. He does not recommend a single silver bullet or quick fix, but suggests a multi-faceted diverse approach to avoiding supply chain meltdowns. He states that here is no one size fits all in the supply chain. 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The book Avoiding A Supply Chain Apocalypse, there are suggestions about making improvements, how to do things in the supply chain industry, and of course, to learn from mistakes. One tip is to do storyboards, Dr. Tom mentions the concept at the beginning of the book and then dedicates an entire chapter to storyboards for his readers to obtain a better understanding. Dr. Tom stresses that trust is an essential trait for all good leaders and all business deals. In conclusion, Dr. Tom succeeds in his premise. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMy favorite new idea from the book is 'appreciative inquiry' defined by Dr. Tom as a systematic discovery process to search for what is best in an organization or its strengths. The value of this to procurement and supply chain professionals is in the alteration is can lead to in how we are perceived and the expanded scope of what we can accomplish. Procurement often goes out into the organization to understand the inner workings of a category or process. We have as our goal the desire to improve how spend is managed or how execution takes place. With appreciative inquiry, we still evaluate categories and processes, but with a focus on finding what is good about them and emphasizing that. The difference is subtle; we still identify opportunities for improvement, but the focus is on positive change. 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