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Collaboration in supply chains means managing the chain beyond
traditional or transactional methods. It involves rethinking the
way your business is managed, both internally and externally, and
the ways in which employees and partners relate to each other.
Stuart Emmett and Barry Crocker's book explains how a
relationship-based approach to supply chain management can
transform business; how to organise your business internally for
effective supply chain relationships and how to transform your
external supply chain using relationship marketing, customer
relationship management and supply chain partnerships. One of the
key distinguishing characteristics of a high performing supply
chain is the presence of strategic trust. With strategic trust, the
parties have access to each other's strategic plans; relevant cost
information and forecasts are shared; risks and rewards are
addressed openly. This book explains how to embed a culture of
inter-company trust and to realise the benefits of improved supply
chain relationships.
This is another in the 'in Ninety Minutes' series, which offers the
reader a comprehensive but easily read and easily digestible text,
covering a specific topic in an hour and a half of study. Supply
Chain is the process which integrates, coordinates and controls the
movement of goods, materials and information from a supplier to a
customer to the final consumer. The essential point with a supply
chain is that it links all the activities - buying/sourcing,
making, moving and selling - between suppliers and customers to the
consumer in a timely manner. This easy-to-follow book is
specifically written for anyone involved in the business of
logistics, as user, operator or student. It covers the following
essential areas: The role of warehousing and its strategic aspects;
Stock analysis and inventory management; Stock control; Equipment
and information/communications technology; Regulations and
legislation, risk assessment and accidents; Productivity, cost and
service; Outsourcing, developments and trends; People management,
culture and team work
Collaboration in supply chains means managing the chain beyond
traditional or transactional methods. It involves rethinking the
way your business is managed, both internally and externally, and
the ways in which employees and partners relate to each other.
Stuart Emmett and Barry Crocker's book explains how a
relationship-based approach to supply chain management can
transform business; how to organise your business internally for
effective supply chain relationships; and how to transform your
external supply chain using relationship marketing, customer
relationship management and supply chain partnerships. One of the
key distinguishing characteristics of a high performing supply
chain is the presence of strategic trust. With strategic trust, the
parties have access to each other's strategic plans; relevant cost
information and forecasts are shared; risks and rewards are
addressed openly. This book explains how to embed a culture of
inter-company trust and to realise the benefits of improved supply
chain relationships.
Bradford trolleybuses were the first and the last' in the UK -
first introduced in 1911 and last used in 1972. With only one flat
road out of the centre, appropriately called Canal Road, Bradford
city centre is in a bowl' surround by 200 to 400 metre hills.
Therefore, the operating environment in Bradford was perfect for
quiet passenger transport that soared up the hills that surround
the city. This book focuses on the 50th anniversary year of 1961,
and the 19 variations of trolleybuses used in that year are
illustrated along with a fleet history from 1934 (many 1934 chassis
were still working in 1961). It also details the second-hand
trolleybuses Bradford bought after 1951 and the extensive
rebuilding and rebodying programmes that ran from 1944. The changes
in livery are fully explained and illustrated, with a look at the
fleet bought new and those bought from other operators, and the
depot structure and service vehicles used to maintain the network
are also covered. Finally, the route history and development from
1911 is fully detailed. With over 180 images, this book, the first
of two volumes on Bradford trolleybuses, showcases the trolleybuses
at work on different routes around the city, returning them to
their heyday of 1961.
This book follows on from Volume 1 and concludes the route history
and development of the many interesting routes on the hills in
Bradford. These are beautifully illustrated and show the ranges
from sooty dark Victorian buildings to rural termini and the
attendant changes with city redevelopment. Indeed, the
redevelopment of the city in the 1960s also provides a historical
pictorial backdrop to the trolleybuses seen at work in the city.
The renaissance of Bradfords trolleybuses is described along with
the reasons why it was such special system. After every rise, there
must come a fall, and this started in Bradford soon after 1961.
Whilst the future had looked good in 1960, with capital development
planned, the fall and the final closure resulted from management
changes, city centre development, major road changes and, finally,
a definite close policy. Although the decline was a slow one, it
did, however, gather momentum as final closure approached. All of
the closures and attendant fleet losses are fully covered, however
there is no final day' coverage, as this the book (and Volume 1)
seek to principally give light to the best and peak times of the
system.
This book covers the essential elements of Procurement, including
policies, legal aspects, e-purchasing, understanding the cycle and
best practice tools and techniques. The style of the book is direct
with little jargon. It covers all of the basics as well as
providing detailed and wider discussions to encourage thought and
practical application. To facilitate practical application, the
book is illustrated by case studies and application checklists.
There are also many additional exercises. The contents cover the
following four main sections: Procurement Policies and Processes
The procurement cycle: the pre-order steps The procurement cycle:
the order and post order steps Procurement best practice, tools and
techniques This last section focuses on topics such as
E-Procurement, Relationship-based approaches, Global sourcing,
Outsourcing, Corporate Social Responsibility and Supplier
Development.
In Excellence in Procurement, we also gave our outline of a vision
for procurement. Therefore, in this Procurement Strategy book, we
will now take this vision forward, and show how to align an
organisational corporate strategy with an organisation's
procurement objectives. In doing this, we will take the view that
the design and implementation of a Procurement Strategy must
consider demand (and the customers), the organisation's processes
and the supply (and the suppliers).
Much has been written on leadership and management topics -
unfortunately though, we continue to find that many managers and
leaders have never actually studied, examined or reflected in any
practical way at all, on what they actually do, beyond having
perhaps refreshed and updated their specialist technical skills.
This book therefore addresses these issues, with a particular focus
on defining, expanding on and providing examples of good
leadership, management, motivation and change, across all areas of
the Supply Chain and Procurement environment. Key chapter areas
include: -Managing self and personal skills -Providing direction
-Facilitating change -Working with people -Using resources
-Achieving results
This book complements the other Excellence in... titles, for
example, in Procurement, in Supplier Management, in Supply Chain
Management, in Inventory, in Freight Transport, Services
Procurement and in Warehouse Management. The real fact today is
that we do actually live "in a global village" where many
countries' former self-sufficiency has now moved onto a global
stage. We can now find that distance impacts from local sources can
soon grow into global problems. Witness for example, the increased
price of steel around 2005 and the economic recession that started
in the USA in 2008, which by early 2009 had adversely affected most
global trade. Managing supply, demand and consumer markets from
global perspectives therefore involves dealing with constant change
and increased volatility. It also requires a new understanding of
culture and different ways of doing things. No longer are
organisations able to assume their national values; new processes
can be enforced, or are going to be automatically adapted globally.
We explore, in this book, how to manage such differences
practically.
This title covers all aspects of Services Procurement, including
procurement objectives, outsourcing, quality maintenance, supplier
relationship management and more.
Many organisations often fail, or perhaps stumble, in managing
their suppliers. This is because the internal customer, or worse,
someone else, is left to manage the selected suppliers, without
perhaps realising that they have to. There is, therefore, often
little use of best practice regarding how a procurement department
relates to, or gets involved with the essential supplier management
in the procurement process. This book concentrates on the need for
better supplier management, and improving supplier management. It
gives guidelines on how to better manage contracts and develop
suppliers. The book answers the question: "What kind of
relationship do I need with suppliers so I can get the best from
them, and therefore the best for me?" The style of the book is
direct with little jargon. It covers all of the basics as well as
providing detailed and wider discussions to encourage thought and
practical application. To facilitate practical application, the
book is illustrated by case studies and application checklists. The
following main sections are covered: Procurement Strategy, Supplier
Management; the Suppliers View, Supplier Relationship Management,
Supplier Development, Supplier Management: Making the change and
Supplier Management: Conclusion
This book explores and explains the critical elements of Supply
Chain Management, including Understanding the Supply Chain and
Supply Chain Planning and Operations, as well as Alternative
Approaches and how to Improve. The book is intended for: .
Professional managers in all supply chain roles and job positions.
. Academics such as lecturers or students studying business topics
like procurement, logistics, distribution, and the supply chain. .
Students of professional institutes such as the Chartered Institute
of Logistics and Transport, The Chartered Institute of Purchasing
and Supply. The style of the book is direct, with little jargon. It
covers all the basics, as well as providing detailed and wider
discussions to encourage thought. Practical application remains a
central theme, illustrated by the extensive use of case studies,
application checklists and visual and graphic illustrations.
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