Profit-focused supplier management: how to identify risks and recognize opportunities
- New Delhi PrenticeHall of India 2008
- xviii, 238 p.
Strategic supplier management increases productivity, eliminates ineffective processes and substantially boosts a company's bottom line. Drawing from her experience at Nokia and using real business examples, the author details the importance of careful analysis to understand and maximize relationships with suppliers and help your company minimize risk and improve profitability. It informs Why current and potential suppliers should be analyzed How to choose the suppliers to be analyzed How to create a corporate analysis How to investigate the financial figures How to analyze qualitative factors The book also has valuable tools and templates for performing accurate and practical evaluations-both corporate and financial. In a nutshell, the book provides the readers with the means to uncover valuable information about their suppliers, lets them make better supply chain decisions while limiting risks and improving their company's operational and financial health.