Straight to the Bottom Line®: An Executive's Roadmap to World Class Supply Management

by Robert A. Rudzki, Douglas A. Smock, Michael Katzorke

Straight to the Bottom Line will enable senior corporate executives to turn the enormous top-line and bottom-line potential of supply chain and procurement into reality. Key Features --Provides a clear understanding of the performance improvement opportunities, and what is at stake if these opportunities are overlooked, written by and for senior corporate executives --Outlines a powerful and logical approach for assessing the state-of-the-art in their organization --Offers ways to estimate the specific opportunities related to implementing a change in strategy and practices --Details a comprehensive framework for organizing the transformation plan, across multiple dimensions --Gives advice on which areas to focus on first, in order to build and ensure success --WAV offers free downloadable resources such as a presentation detailing how modern supply management can improve ROIC and a lost opportunity calculator to quantify the impact of "maverick buying" — available from the Web Added Value Download Resource Center at jrosspub.com

288 pages, Hardcover

First published October 10, 2005

Reviews

[Sharon · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent for anyone who wants to take their company from purchasing to strategic sourcing. Very inspirational.