The Federal Reserve Bank indicates"....that foreclosed properties average 22% less than typical properties."
Home foreclosures are at their highest peak in years; you can be one of the thousands earning six-figure incomes in this lucrative segment of the real estate marketplace. You can do this part-time or full-time. Learn how to buy directly from property owners whose mortgage loans are in default and stay away from courthouse-bidding feuds. With the help of this new book, property investing can be a very lucrative line of work. You will learn how to identify the most valuable properties and control every step of the procedure.
We spent thousands of hours interviewing, e-mailing, and communicating with hundreds of today's most successful real estate investors. If you are interested in learning hundreds of hints, tricks, and secrets on how to make money (or more money) investing in real estate foreclosures, then this book is for you!
The Pre-Foreclosure Real Estate Handbook is the resource for novices and pros alike; it will guide you through every step of the process including finding properties, negotiating, and closing on your first deal. This new exhaustively researched book will arm you with hundreds of innovative ideas that you can put to use right away. This book gives you the proven strategies, innovative ideas, and case studies from experts to help you get more with less time and effort.
For more than three decades, The Supply Management Handbook (formerly The Purchasing Handbook) has been vital for purchasing and supply professionals in every field and industry. This latest edition comprehensively updates and revises this classic to encompass the ongoing shift from simple purchasing to a new, more technology-based imperative--identifying and managing supply chain sources and strategies.
Addressing every essential issue from outsourcing to total cost of ownership to negotiations and contract management, an international team of supply management experts offers the authoritative, practical coverage you need to survive and thrive in today's ever-changing supply management environment. Topics include:
Sharpening your supply management skills
Dramatic social and technological changes have brought new roles, responsibilities, and challenges to supply managers - along with exciting new opportunities. This definitive reference is the most trusted and efficient way to prosper in this ever-changing field.
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- Handy but limited
- It's a Bullseye!
- Clear, Concise, and right to the point. I loved it.
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Handbook for Buying and Purchasing Management
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ASIN: 0133741907 |
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The Handbook of Buying and Purchasing Management is a comprehensive guide the covers the As to Zs of purchasing, from the recognition of a need for a product or service to the delivery and satisfaction after the delivery. It is suited for the new buyer who wants a thorough understanding of the principles of purchasing as well as the seasoned purchasing manager who wantes to learn the latest concepts and to learn how to solve the problems that every purchasing operation encounters. Whether working for a small company or giant organization, using the guidelines in this book will help readers do a better job and be prepared to solve the problems often faced. Plus, the book offers tips on the tremendous profit opportunities available from good purchasing and how those profits can be obtained. Also included is advice on how to: Set up your purchasing organization to gain negotiating strength and minimize duplication of effort Protect your company from costly legal mistakes when you buy Use administrative procedures that make buying less risky and provide the information necessary to minimize future cost Describe the products and services you want to purchase so that you will receive the quality you want and keep cost under control Analyze cost so you that you are able to negotiate from strength Find the suppliers you need and how to determine if they are qualified Follow-up and expedite shipments to get the best results Avoid common purchasing mistakes.
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A book with the good tips........2002-01-07
As a beginner in the field of Purchasing,I found this book very
usefull and full with "gemstones" tips.
The author has alot of experience to share with us,gives us an
ideas what to do,how and why.
My only comment is on the lack of cost analysis examples.
Handy but limited.......2001-03-30
As a buyer of several years I found that this book addressed the fundamentals of purchasing quite well but is a bit old-fashioned. Obviously, since it came out in 1992, it does not contain any information about on-line buying and the computer section is rather quaint given today's business practices, software choices and skills. I would recommend it to a for an entry-level purchasing assistant or a junior buyer without formal training. I would be very interested in an updated version of this book.
It's a Bullseye!.......2000-03-11
For anyone facing the duties and responsibilities associated with developing and implementing purchasing procedures, policies, and strategies, this is the book! It is on-point for all issues related to purchasing.
Clear, Concise, and right to the point. I loved it........1999-04-09
For someone who is just beginning in the purchasing field, I found this book very useful. It gets right to the point and the content is easy to read and follow. The book covers many topics in an easy to use Table of Contents guide to find just what you want. I like how it tells you what to do and what not to do and WHY.
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Gower Handbook of Purchasing Management
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The Small Business Valuation Book (Adams Expert Advice for Small Business)
Lawrence W. Tuller
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Determining the value of a small business can seem like an obscure and incomprehensible art form of interest only to potential buyers and sellers, and only when a business is about to change hands. The situation is complicated by the fact that there are a number of different ways to set a value on a given business.
The Small Business Valuation Book is an invaluable resource for business owners or buyers who need to make an accurate appraisal of a small business-offering easy-to-use techniques for determining a fair price, resolving disputes, and minimizing taxes.
In a clear and concise manner, author Lawrence Tuller outlines the major valuation methods, including:
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He also describes 32 specific examples covering the entire range of potential valuation situations.
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Thanks for your high commitment.......2005-08-02
First shipment seemed lost, and after notice given I got immediate replacement. Thanks a lot!
not bad but .......2004-12-02
This book is good for a quick overview of some valuation methods, but I found it to be a little too simplified, although it's not bad for mom-and-pop retail and service businesses. If you are actually don't going to do the calculations and want more professional results, take a look at "Unlocking the Value of Your Business".
More about managing that buying a business.......2003-08-12
This book wasn't bad, especially for the price, but there are better ones out there. ("The Upstart Guide to Buying, Valuing and Selling Your Business" for example.) About half the book is special situations or special types of companies, which is great if you happen to be one of those but not if you aren't. This book did cover the basics of business valuation, but I actually found it more useful for looking at the value of a business as a tool to improve its operations.
The Small Business Valuation Book.......2003-07-12
Recommended highly, but for persons with a strong background in Accounting, Business and Finance. Not for the beginner. A Harvard Education helps..
A decent book but.......2001-01-01
Provides a summary treatment of this subject, but a book I like better is "Unlocking the Value of Your Business", which seems to be more complete, but easy to use and understand.
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The Bid Manager's Handbook
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- The Complete Equipment-Leasing Handbook
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The Complete Equipment-Leasing Handbook
Richard, M. Contino
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"Equipment leasing is one of the most complex aspects of business finance in existence, involving sophisticated concepts often understood only by experts. Consequently, business executives and purchasing professionals often fail to maximize their leverage in signing leases, or opt instead to purchase equipment outright at staggering costs. Combining the author's Handbook of Equipment Leasing with the tools from his Complete Book of Equipment Leasing Agreements, Forms, Worksheets, and Checklists, this comprehensive volume provides the legal, financial, and business background essential for evaluating, negotiating, and documenting successful equipment lease transactions. This invaluable resource for lessors and lessees answers questions like: * How does the leasing marketplace really work? * What is the best way for a company to solicit lease bids? * What economic and tax risks does a lessor face? * When is leasing a poor choice? The book also addresses crucial issues like profit strategies, forming and running a leasing company, and the leasing of equipment in the growing international market."
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CD with RTF files worked fine for me.......2005-03-29
I was a little skeptical about ordering the book given the other review's comments of defective cds. My book came with 2 cds and the one with the files in RTF format worked just fine with MS Word.
The contents of the book are layed out in an easy to follow structure. It is easy to transition from the early overview chapters onwards to specific, detailed topics covered later in the book.
The Complete Equipment-Leasing Handbook.......2003-07-16
Good book but came with a defective forms CD.I was told by the American Management Association that I need to run the CD on win 95 to open the files? The book was published in 2002!
AMACOM Publishes Defective Books.......2003-02-05
I've ordered this book 3 times. Each time the book, which includes a CD-ROM in the back for the ease of duplicating the many forms inside, came with a defective disk. AMACOM rebuffed, rather rudely in fact, my request for a replacement disk. They were also contacted by ... AMACOM refused their request to fix their defective CDs as well. At this point, I'm returning the book.
This is unfortunate because the book is well written, but I have no plans to purchase anything published by AMACOM again.
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- Practical guide for a complex subject
- Perfect for any collection catering to real estate professionals who would strike out on their own.
- A great comprehensive tool!
- Trying to figure out if this is a career you want? This will help.
- Everything You Need to Make Your Investment a Success
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The Real Estate Developer's Handbook: How to Set Up, Operate, and Manage a Financially Successful Real Estate Development With Companion CD-ROM
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Are you the Next Donald Trump? Successful real estate developers can become enormously wealthy. However, the flip side is many developers run out of cash before cashing in. Poor cash flow is the primary cause of business failure for real estate developers. This new book details how to become a successful real estate developer and demonstrates step-by-step how to set up, operate, and manage a financially successful real estate development enterprise. The author has explored every avenue in explaining this potentially rewarding yet risky business. The book covers the entire process of establishing a small real estate development firm and the ongoing management necessary in an easy-to-understand way, pointing out methods to increase your chances of success, and showing how to avoid the many common mistakes that can doom a start-up. The book focuses on small developments that you can start by yourself featuring both residential and commercial applications. Once the basic skills are learned, the book points out areas of expansion by leveraging your first investment. While providing detailed instruction and examples, the author leads you through finding your first location that will bring success, learning how to draw up a winning business plan, installing basic cost control systems, assembling your team of experts, generating high profile public relations and publicity, learning low cost marketing ideas and low- and no-cost ways to satisfy customers and build sales, setting up accounting and bookkeeping procedures, and auditing. There are thousands of great tips and useful guidelines. You will learn the development process, governmental issues, environmental issues, demographics and trends, market research, site selection, feasibility analysis, due diligence, preliminary pro forma, property acquisition, project design/refined pro forma, entitlements, financing/final pro forma, construction, operation, feasibility studies, financing, market analysis, construction, and asset management. The new companion CD-ROM contains all the forms demonstrated in the book for easy use in a PDF format.
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Practical guide for a complex subject.......2007-09-13
From a distance, Real Estate Development would seem to be a difficult industry to "break into" for those with few contacts or experience. The Real Estate Developers Handbook dispels these myths by providing an inside look at what it takes to get in and make money in the field. As an alternative to years spent working up through the ranks, the author's provide a fast track into the world of Real Estate Development by taking you through all the steps in the process: from locating land to working with government officials permitting to construction.
Often the best advice is provided by those who have made mistakes along the way. Davis saves you money and time by identifying potential hazards and pitfalls in the industry. While the subject is complex, the material is broken down in a manner that is easily understood, even by those without an extensive background in the field. Upfront, the author discusses personality traits of successful Real Estate Developers and gives a description of actual job functions. The case studies scattered throughout give specific examples from experts in the field.
Be warned, this is not a book for those with a passing interest in the field - it goes into great detail. Demographics, financials, due diligence and market trends don't make for an exciting beach read, but for those with a serious desire to enter into Real Estate Development, it leaves no stone unturned and is a fantastic "go to" guide.
Perfect for any collection catering to real estate professionals who would strike out on their own........2007-09-02
Successful real estate developers are usually rich; but for every success story there's the story of those who run out of cash and fail. So any collection catering to real estate developers or investors will relish The Real Estate Developer's Handbook, a practical guide to cash flow specific to the real estate industry. From establishing a small real estate development firm and understanding principles of cash flow as they relate specifically to real estate industry needs and changes to increasing success, an accompanying cd-rom enhances understanding and implementation of advanced real estate topics: perfect for any collection catering to real estate professionals who would strike out on their own.
A great comprehensive tool!.......2007-08-20
This book covers almost every facet of what being a real estate developer entails, from examining yourself to see if you possess the necessary characteristics of a developer to how to successfully operate your business once it's up and running. The book essentially serves as a step by step guide of how to get involved with real estate development (there are many ways, ranging from obvious choices like multi-unit buildings to more subtle opportunities such as developing warehouse distribution buildings). I found the sections on preparation particularly helpful to me. Though becoming involved with real estate development is obviously not an easy venture, I was surprised to learn just how much pre-preparation is required if success is to be achieved. The author did a phenomenal job of walking me through this preliminary process step by step, from the initial research phase to the creation of a top notch business plan (including how to project cash flow).
I also really benefited from the section that lists many of the real estate development educational programs across the country. The author did a great job of compiling links for many schools in the United States (along with several international schools) that offer programs or training in the field of real estate development. I also thought that the sample worksheets designed to track and record startup costs and other financial information was helpful. My only complaint with the book (which is a very minor one compared to all of the useful information contained in the book) is that I wish there would have been a few more detailed ideas on how to actually produce the money to invest in your first development project. There were some ideas in a couple of chapters (such as using a bank or even money from a savings account), but I would have loved to see a chapter dedicated solely to how to specifically approach the initial money-raising phase of launching a successful career in real estate development.
Trying to figure out if this is a career you want? This will help........2007-08-17
Tanya Davis covers everything from basic business, to the nuts and bolts of running a real estate development. She gives you all the "have-to-do" items as well as all the things you should avoid or watch out for. (Loved the list of negotiation tactics that can get in the way! They apply to lots of conversations outside of business.)
I liked the easy to navigate chapters and headings, and the glossary was excellent, but my favorite things about the book are all the checklists and examples that she gives. They really make you focus on each aspect of the deal: your personal skills, the business atmosphere you're operating in, and concrete details about the property you're considering. It's actually a bit intimidating. They do help you take a hard look at all aspects of your project, though, and that is important.
Unfortunately, the checklists don't have a separate listing in the table of contents or index. They are set off in grey boxes, you can find them if you flip around, but it's kind of a pain if you are looking for a specific one and can't remember which section it's in.
That's one reason I wouldn't buy this book just to dip into as a reference. I think it would be less effective that way, anyway. By reading it from beginning to end you walk through the process of starting a real estate development venture, without any of the risks of actually bidding on property. It allows you to get an overview of what needs to happen, as well as what the pitfalls are.
Normally, I rate a how-to book based one whether it makes me feel like I could get the job done. This book definitely left me with the knowledge that this job is not for me. Not because the book couldn't explain it, but there were aspects of the job I'm just not suited for. So I initially figured I'd give it a 4. However, after thinking it over, I realized that when there is a lot of money at stake, I don't want a book that is going to make it seem to easy. That's how people get in over their heads. So this book gets a 5, because if you are thinking of getting into real estate development, it will help you decide if you have what it takes.
Everything You Need to Make Your Investment a Success.......2007-06-20
It requires some business sense and skills, but becoming a real estate developer is an endeavor that people from all backgrounds are capable of doing. However it's not always as easy as it looks to find a piece of property and turn it into a success. This is where Tanya Davis has provided an excellent resource to help make sure your investment can go places. The Real Estate Developer's Handbook offers experienced advice to help guide a new developer as they begin their quest for success. The many areas that are covered in great detail were once before just secrets among the most successful. Now the information is available for everyone and will save countless hours and "learning experiences" along the way. Davis covers it all from finding your first property to the necessities of quality managing and marketing and the finances to pay for all of it. I would recommend this book to anyone who is interested in becoming a real estate developer as both an overview of the many steps in the process as well as a guide to use as you go.
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- The Purchasing Handbook: A Guide for the Purchasing and Supply Professional
- Complete disappointment.
- Purchasing Handbook ** An All-In-One Guide
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Handbook for Buying and Purchasing Management
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The purchasing and supply function has emerged from the shadows. As senior management executives around the world recognize the importance of each expenditure, and its subsequent impact on every level of their organization, purchasing and supply has become a major source of increased profits for today's corporations. Recognizing this, numerous well-established companies--including IBM, Weyerhaeuser, Bristol-Myers Squibb, and others--have today established Chief Purchasing Officer (CPO) positions. For more than three decades, THE PURCHASING HANDBOOK has been a staple reference for purchasing and supply professionals around the world. Chapters written by over 100 top authorities provide in-depth, authoritative coverage of each topic, and allow professionals to make confident, informed decisions in virtually any area of purchasing and supply. This updated, expanded 6th Edition--with 20 new chapters--contains not only the basic information every manager needs to know but also the current information and research that every manager MUST know for procurement in the next century. A partial listing of topics covered includes: Globalization; Industry consolidation; Technological advancements; Supply chain synchronization; E-commerce and the Internet; Virtual value networks; Strategic versus tactical procurement; Supplier integration; Collaboration planning and execution; Supply strategy development; Ethics and responsibility; Supplier price and cost analysis; Purchasing and supply negotiations; Purchasing of raw materials and commodities; Marketplace intelligence; Re-engineering; Human resource management; Total cost of ownership; Inventory management; Legal aspects of purchasing; Investment recovery. The first decade of the 21st century promises to bring an explosion in the technologies, strategies, and nuts-and-bolts applications of purchasing and supply management. THE PURCHASING HANDBOOK, SIXTH EDITION takes an innovative look at these future trends and issues--while delivering today's most accurate, up-to-date purchasing and supply information and making existing principles easy to understand and apply. This combination of essential reference information and eye-opening research findings makes it unmatched as a professional resource--and essential for every purchasing manager's professional collection.
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For over 30 years, purchasing managers have relied on The Purchasing Handbook as their field's only encyclopedic reference and study tool for CPM certification. Now revised for the new millennium--with over 100 leading contributors and 20 new chapters--this indispensable resource explores day-to-day principles in internal and external supply chain management, outsourcing, the exploding arena of electronic commerce, and other purchasing trends and strategic aspects.
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The Purchasing Handbook: A Guide for the Purchasing and Supply Professional.......2006-07-02
it't not what I expected contents
Complete disappointment........2003-01-25
This book is unnecessarily verbose, incoherent, and nowhere close to what its title suggests.
This book is a collection of articles/chapters written by different authors. As a result of that, not only there is no connection and coherency among chapters but also topics covered in the seemingly related chapters are different and unrelated. The coherency and relationship among chapters are just limited to their names not what is inside them. For example, in "Part 5: Item and Industry Practice" there are separate chapters on "Raw Material", "MRO Materials", "Software and Intellectual Properties", "Capital Equipments" to name a few. I would imagine that each of these chapters will discuss purchasing process, nuances, and best practices for these items. But unfortuantely, all these chapters are independant and adderess totally different issues.
I guess, if you want to learn about purchasing, you would be better off searching on the web and reading different articles on purchasing then spending money on this book.
Purchasing Handbook ** An All-In-One Guide.......2001-05-13
As a person who developes Purchasing/Inventory Software, this book has brought to my mind a deeper understanding of the process of Purchasing and how it relates to Inventory and Procurement methods, worldwide purchasing problems and methods. Things that, after many years in the business, I have never thought of or considered before.
The scope of this book is fantastic! A true bible of Purchasing...
This is a definite resource of anyone in the purchasing environment (or even programing environment)! A must Have!!!
This book is the guide for the new role of Purchasing today.......2000-04-20
The purchasing Handbook has allow me as a professional in this field to make confident, informed decisions everyday at work, the Handbook goes beyond to just informing the current trend in purchasing because it takes an innovative look at future trends and issues while delivering today's accurate purchasing and supply information, integrating the direction of today's business.
Thanks...
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- Leading Guidance on Supply Chain Mgt
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- Handbook of Supply Chain Management
- Supply Chain Strategy, Tactics, and Metrics in one reference
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Managing the Supply Chain : The Definitive Guide for the Business Professional
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Essentials of Supply Chain Management, 2nd Edition (Essentials (John Wiley))
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Supply Chain Strategy
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Supply Chain Redesign: Transforming Supply Chains into Integrated Value Systems
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Supply Chain Excellence: A Handbook for Dramatic Improvement Using the SCOR Model
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Book Description
Supply chain management (SCM) disciplines have produced a flood of new concepts, methods, and tools; if applied wisely, they will improve results. A resource that weeds out and consolidates this new information will lower the business risk of implementing change. Interpreting models and viewpoints from many fields into a supply chain context, Handbook of Supply Chain Management, Second Edition recommends a plan for acting on these insights, reducing confusion and making the work of supply chain managers both faster and more on target with the needs of their companies. This volume introduces or emphasizes the supply chain management topics that have grown in visibility or prominence since the publication of the first edition. These include: drivers of supply chain change; project management approaches for executing supply chain change; globalization and supply chains; the importance of spheres (businesses within a business) in designing supply chains; the contribution of backbone/enabling processes within an organization; and the "lean" and six sigma movements and their implications for SCM. Divided into four parts, this volume begins by providing an overview that traces the evolution of concepts that define SCM. It then establishes the role of SCM in improving operations and the ability of businesses to compete. Section II confronts management with "The Supply Chain Challenge," made up of five tasks that enable management to find solutions to problems and generate ideas for implementing a supply chain improvement project. Section III describes how to perform critical supply chain improvement tasks, including activities that create a plan as well as tasks needed to implement the plan. The book concludes with chapters devoted to case studies; each adds reality to theoretical frameworks. They illustrate successful and not-so-successful endeavors across the supply chain spectrum.
Customer Reviews:
Leading Guidance on Supply Chain Mgt.......2004-11-11
Very impressed with the easy read, on-point examples, and full coverage of this leading-edge issue for front runners (and wannabes) in any industry to read and follow. Highly recommend Jim Ayers book for anyone at any level of experience in supply chain management. (Submitted by individual in THE leading supply chain management practicing company in the USA.)
a daughter's love.......2003-02-15
hi dad. loved the book. it was very interesting and informative. keep up the good work!
Highly Recommended.......2001-11-10
There are a lot of books out there that say they can supply you with the "Know-how" of supply chain management, but the Handbook of Supply Chain Management truly describes the supply chain as a "System". It views all critical material as elements, which are efficient in building an essential strong company. This handbook lays a foundation for others to follow.
This manual is a valuable reference, which helps the reader to grasp an understanding of supply chain strategies using a how-to guide. The instructive chapters walk you through all the important aspects of successful management. Contains actual studies, which can be viewed as educational tools and how to apply them to achieve the best possible results.
Overall, I highly recommend this book and I have already applied it in the optimization of our processes.
Christopher Kutyla
Manager, Technical Operations Planning
Handbook of Supply Chain Management.......2001-11-03
My company is a contract manufacturer operating at multiple sites internationally producing consumer products for many different Customers. As a supply chain improvement team leader I found the Handbook extremely useful as a comprehensive resource for the latest techniques in supply chain management, particularly, the sections on strategy and how to use supply chains to improve a competitive position. This is a great book and I would highly recommend it to anyone undertaking a similar effort.
Supply Chain Strategy, Tactics, and Metrics in one reference.......2001-09-27
Executives who want to improve their supply chains from strategic, operational or profitability standpoints will find this Handbook to be an extremely valuable reference, coach and how-to guide. The mix of Supply Chain Management theory and practice combined with 15 case studies from various industries, gives the reader a robust framework for, and solid tips on executing a SCM improvement strategy.
As an executive with supply chain experience at Dell and in the global automotive industry, I was impressed with the comprehensive nature of this book. Especially insightful and helpful are the sections on designing supply chains for strategic advantage, the importance and impact of different financial costing methods, and a methodologies section which walks the reader through the supply chain improvement process from the prestudy/assessment phase through to implementation.
Overall, if a supply chain practitioner is looking for one book on Supply Chain Management, this is the one.
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