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1 online resource : illustrations |
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text file |
| Contents |
Prologue -- Get Access -- Frankfurt to Chicago -- Sunday Night Back in Chicago -- Late Night Phone Call to Heidi -- Advice from Dan Schaeffler -- Working It Out -- Two Disgruntled Heartland Consolidated Industries Procurement Executives -- Have We Done the Right Thing? -- A Day in Thomas's Life at Heartland Consolidated Industries -- In Ross's Office -- Unhappiness Everywhere -- Humiliated -- Enter John McGrath -- Capture the Hearts and Minds of the People -- Too Simplistic -- Moments of Truth -- The Agenda -- Go for Gold Is Born -- The Fight -- Planning the Strategy Summit -- The Summit -- Getting Into It -- Building Bridges -- Route to Nirvana -- The Yacht Trip -- The Horse Race -- The Breakthrough -- Laura Achieves "Guru" Status -- Annual Heartland Consolidated Industries Spring Party -- Just Virtual Savings? -- It Is Not Just About Savings -- Gearing Up -- Launching the New Procurement Organization -- It's Not About Penny Pinching -- The Training Plan -- Transformed -- Professional Success and Private Disaster -- Rewarded -- The Heart Attack -- Looking Into the Future. |
| Summary |
At first, his reputation--and his marriage--suffer, along with the company's overall sales and revenue. Can he pull a rabbit out of the hat? The CPO: Transforming Procurement depicts the real-life challenges of transforming procurement, while demonstrating the benefits of innovative procurement and leadership methods. Written by global thought leaders in A.T. Kearney's procurement and supply management practice--consultants who have helped numerous companies chop billions of dollars in costs out of their procurement budgets--The CPO will prove invaluable for those in purchasing and procurement. It will also present essential information to those in the C suite looking for ways to boost profits and productivity. The CPO: Portrays best-in-class, real-life, actionable methods to turn procurement into a function that can save billions and improve the bottom line. Provides a fun way to learn essential lessons in procurement and change management. |
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Shows how rejecting victimhood in all its aspects leads to personal and business success. Presents lessons in novel format--like The Goal, Who Moved My Cheese, The Five Dysfunctions of a Team, and others--to engage you and show techniques in action. |
| Language |
English. |
| Subject |
Purchasing -- Management.
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Executives.
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Achat -- Gestion. |
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Executives |
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Purchasing -- Management |
| Indexed Term |
Economics. |
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Economics/Management Science. |
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economie |
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bedrijfswetenschap |
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management science |
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Management studies, Business Administration, Organizational Science (General) |
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Economics (General) |
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Management, bedrijfskunde, organisatiekunde (algemeen) |
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Economie (algemeen) |
| Genre |
Nonfiction novel.
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| Added Author |
Schuh, Christian.
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Nečemar, Tomaž, illustrator.
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| Other Form: |
1430249625 |
| ISBN |
9781430249634 (electronic bk.) |
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1430249633 (electronic bk.) |
| Standard No. |
10.1007/978-1-4302-4963-4 doi |
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9781430249627 |
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