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Published April 7, 2008 by J. Ross Publishing
ISBN: 978-1-932159-80-6
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"A valuable book for those who are responsible for maximizing year-on-year value from the supply base." Gregg Brandyberry, V.P. Procurement, GlaxoSmithKline
"Fills a critical gap in the literature on this subject, and does so in a practical, yet insightful, manner. For those who are serious about achieving best-in-class performance, this is a 'must-read' book." Robert A. Rudzki, President, Greybeard Advisors LLC & Former Fortune 500 SVP & CPO
Links to book reviews:
Read more reviews of the book on Amazon.
Book review in Supply Management.
Review in Quality Progress, publication of ASQ (American Society for Quality). Book is also available through ASQ.
Review in Target, magazine of the Association for Manufacturing Excellence (AME)
Key Features:
- Details the business case for supplier evaluation; where to start; what to measure; how to develop an evaluation process; strategies and approaches to supplier evaluation; and how to get from performance measurement to performance improvement
- Categorizes the supply base to determine which suppliers to focus performance measurement on and what types of measurement is appropriate for different categories of suppliers
- Outlines a process for developing a supplier evaluation program from overall strategy to execution
- Discusses how to get from evaluation to action and presents supplier development approaches with examples of successful measurement strategies
- Illustrates different approaches to understanding return on investment and positioning strategies for supplier evaluation to get management support for the process
- WAV offers value-added supplier evaluation tools and templates including a supplier evaluation implementation plan template, a supplier assessment topics hierarchy, a sample scorecard, a list of common supplier performance metrics and their definitions, and more — available from the Web Added Value™ Download Resource Center at www.jrosspub.com
Table of Contents:
Chapter 1 – Introduction
Chapter 2 – Getting Started
Chapter 3 – Choosing the Team and Developing the Plan
Chapter 4 – Developing an Evaluation Strategy
Chapter 5 – Determining What to Measure
Chapter 6 – Evaluation Approaches
Chapter 7 – Using Technology for Supplier Evaluation
Chapter 8 – Designing the Process
Chapter 9 – Measuring and Managing Supplier Performance
Chapter 10 – Recognition and Rewards
Chapter 11 – Supplier Development
Index
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