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Title The CPO : transforming procurement in the real world / Christian Schuh [and others] ; illustrations by Tomaž Nečemar
Published Berkeley, CA : Apress ; New York : Distributed to the Book trade worldwide by Springer, ©2012

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Contents Prologue -- Get Access -- Frankfurt to Chicago -- Sunday Night Back in Chicago -- Late Night Phone Call to Heidi -- Advice from Dan Schaeffler -- Working It Out -- Two Disgruntled Heartland Consolidated Industries Procurement Executives -- Have We Done the Right Thing? -- A Day in Thomas's Life at Heartland Consolidated Industries -- In Ross's Office -- Unhappiness Everywhere -- Humiliated -- Enter John McGrath -- Capture the Hearts and Minds of the People -- Too Simplistic -- Moments of Truth -- The Agenda -- Go for Gold Is Born -- The Fight -- Planning the Strategy Summit -- The Summit -- Getting Into It -- Building Bridges -- Route to Nirvana -- The Yacht Trip -- The Horse Race -- The Breakthrough -- Laura Achieves "Guru" Status -- Annual Heartland Consolidated Industries Spring Party -- Just Virtual Savings? -- It Is Not Just About Savings -- Gearing Up -- Launching the New Procurement Organization -- It's Not About Penny Pinching -- The Training Plan -- Transformed -- Professional Success and Private Disaster -- Rewarded -- The Heart Attack -- Looking Into the Future
Summary At first, his reputation--and his marriage--suffer, along with the company's overall sales and revenue. Can he pull a rabbit out of the hat? The CPO: Transforming Procurement depicts the real-life challenges of transforming procurement, while demonstrating the benefits of innovative procurement and leadership methods. Written by global thought leaders in A.T. Kearney's procurement and supply management practice--consultants who have helped numerous companies chop billions of dollars in costs out of their procurement budgets--The CPO will prove invaluable for those in purchasing and procurement. It will also present essential information to those in the C suite looking for ways to boost profits and productivity. The CPO: Portrays best-in-class, real-life, actionable methods to turn procurement into a function that can save billions and improve the bottom line. Provides a fun way to learn essential lessons in procurement and change management
Shows how rejecting victimhood in all its aspects leads to personal and business success. Presents lessons in novel format--like The Goal, Who Moved My Cheese, The Five Dysfunctions of a Team, and others--to engage you and show techniques in action
Analysis Economics
Economics/Management Science
economie
bedrijfswetenschap
management science
Management studies, Business Administration, Organizational Science (General)
Economics (General)
Management, bedrijfskunde, organisatiekunde (algemeen)
Economie (algemeen)
Notes Copyright ¥ 2012 by Christian Schuh, Michael F. Strohmer, Stephen Easton, Armin Scharlach, Peter Scharbert 2012
English
Subject Purchasing -- Management
Executives.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Purchasing & Buying.
Executives
Purchasing -- Management
Genre/Form Nonfiction novel
Form Electronic book
Author Schuh, Christian.
Nečemar, Tomaž, illustrator
ISBN 9781430249634
1430249633