Next level supply management excellence [electronic resource] : your straight to the bottom line roadmap / Robert A. Rudzki, Robert J. Trent.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Leading supply management transformation -- The next level : an overview for the c-suite and supply management leaders -- Leadership as a principle of lasting success -- You have a choice to make : true transformation or evaporating results -- Speaking like a CFO & gaining senior management's support -- Creating the next level supply organization -- Internal and external talent management -- Critical topics in supply management transformation -- Collaborating with suppliers & contributing to revenue growth -- Strategic sourcing -- Negotiations management best practices -- Comprehensive energy management -- Enhanced sourcing with idealized design -- Lean and supplier development -- The value of reducing complexity -- Risk assessment, prevention & mitigation -- Central role in working capital management -- Early involvement in capital project procurement -- Additional key topics in next level supply management -- Building a supply chain organization from the ground up (case study) -- Lean six sigma in supply management -- Toolkits for strategic sourcing success -- When the worlds of sales & procurement collide.

Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2012. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.