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The Bermuda Triangle of Business Procurement Gerd Kerkhoff

The Bermuda Triangle of Business Procurement By Gerd Kerkhoff

The Bermuda Triangle of Business Procurement by Gerd Kerkhoff


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Summary

Develop the ideal procurement strategy and learn which additional returns can be achieved with a motivated and highly qualified procurement team in this easily comprehensible book. For most entrepreneurs and top managers, procurement is not one of the management tasks with the highest priority.

The Bermuda Triangle of Business Procurement Summary

The Bermuda Triangle of Business Procurement: How to exploit dormant potentials by Gerd Kerkhoff

Develop the ideal procurement strategy and learn which additional returns can be achieved with a motivated and highly qualified procurement team in this easily comprehensible book. For most entrepreneurs and top managers, procurement is not one of the management tasks with the highest priority. This is a mistake as there is much potential for saving and optimization. The reason for this error is obvious - very few managers have stopped off at procurement on their way to the top. Using impressive examples, Gerd Kerkhoff educates you about this important topic. He shows how your company can test the efficacy of its relationships to suppliers with often astounding results - savings of over 10 percent! Order your copy today.

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Useful solutions for targeted detection and exploitation of wasted potential for returns. (Unternehmermagazin, Nov. 2003) How to gain the maximum from the area of procurement. Whoever takes buyers and procurement seriously can save a great deal of money. (Financial Times, December 30, 2003) Using examples Kerkhoff makes the reader aware of how to make use of inert potential profits. (Handelsblatt, March 17, 2004)

About Gerd Kerkhoff

Gerd Kerkhoff is managing director of Gerd Kerkhoff Consulting GmbH, one of the largest management consultants specialized in procurement. His clients include DAX-listed companies as well as SMEs, and he is often recommended by Germany's large banks.

Table of Contents

Preface and Acknowledgements. Chapter 1: When It Comes to Purchasing, We All Consider Ourselves World Champions. Purchasing - the Sleeping Beauty? - A Spaniard Reawakens a Whole Industry. Enormous Profit Potential Is Wasting Away in Purchasing Departments. Depending on the Industry, the Focus Varies between Research & Development, Sales and Marketing. Purchasing Must Become a CEO's Responsibility. A Plea on Behalf of Our Purchasers. Chapter 2: Procurement: Guaranteed Profits in Every Corporate Situation. How Procurement Optimization Makes Financial Rehabilitation Easier. How Procurement Optimization Increases Corporate Value. How Procurement Optimization Contributes to Refinancing a Corporate Merger. Chapter 3: From Traditional Purchasing to Modern Procurement Management. The Added-Value Ratio Is on the Decline. Total Cost of Ownership Turns into a Profit Booster. Strategic Procurement Management Is Decisive for Sustained Growth. Chapter 4: Five Typical Cases from Practice: The Mistakes Are Almost Always the Same. First Case: Purchasing without Defined Tasks. Second Case: Sole Concentration on Design and Development. Third Case: Finding the Balance between Central and Local Purchasing. Fourth Case: No Efficiency despite Suitable Purchasing Tools. Fifth Case: The Purchaser as a Presumed All-Rounder. Chapter 5: Put Your Purchasing to the Test: Identifying Dormant Profit Potential. Data You Absolutely Need to Know. Do You Still Purchase Conventionally, or Do You Already Have Modern Procurement Management? How Efficiently Can Your Purchasing Function? Are You Sufficiently Informed about Your Suppliers? Do You Know How Efficient Your Suppliers Really Are? Do You Really Specify Your Suppliers' Tasks? How Sophisticated Is Your Procurement Logistics? How Qualified Is Your Purchasing Manager? A Self-Check for Your Head of Purchasing. Chapter 6: Helping Purchasers Help Themselves: The Successful Tools of Modern Procurement Management. A Matter of Character: New Challenges Facing the Traditional Purchaser. Tool for Success: Organization. Tool for Success: Potential Analysis. Tool for Success: Negotiation Strategy. Tool for Success: General Agreements. Tool for Success: Internet-Based Procurement. Tool for Success: Detailed Request for Proposal (RFP). Tool for Success: Live Auction. Chapter 7: Formulating Ambitious Monetary Targets: The Foundation for Success. A Variety of Optimization Targets Are Achievable. Setting Targets for Products with a High Proportion of Raw Materials. Chapter 8: The Purchasing of Tomorrow: Most Relevant Profit Supplier for Enterprises. The Professional Buyer Becomes a Supplier Relationship Manager (SRM). The Purchaser of the Future Assumes the Tasks of a Cost Manager. The Role of Procurement Optimization within the Scope of Basel II. Glossary. Appendix. A Personal Offer to My Readers. Index.

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GOR010523801
9783527501236
3527501231
The Bermuda Triangle of Business Procurement: How to exploit dormant potentials by Gerd Kerkhoff
Used - Very Good
Hardback
Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH
20050503
224
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