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This book contains 14 chapters and the topics covered could be extremely valuable to any procurement professional or student aspiring to become one. It will provide velocity to your career growth in the area of Sourcing & Procurement and\/or Procurement Operations and Supply Chain Management. Part-1 titled Fundamentals of Sourcing & Procurement especially covers extremely useful content on Spend Management, RFx Development, Cost Structure Analysis, Negotiation Strategies, Inventory Management etc.
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Chapter 0 : Understanding Procurement as a Value Creation Function
\nChapter 1 : Spend Diagnostic and Solution Identification
\nChapter 2 : Project Assessment and Data Collection
\nChapter 3 : Opportunity Assessment and Category Wave Plan
\nChapter 4 : The 9-Step Sourcing Process
\nChapter 5 : Supplier Research, Supplier Management (iSMT spreadsheet)
\nChapter 6 : RFI\/ RFP Scoring and Ranking
\nChapter 7 : Essentials of Writing an RFP\/RFQ
\nChapter 8 : Cost Structure and Cost Driver Analysis
\nChapter 9 : Negotiation Strategy
\nChapter10 : Supplier Site Assessment
\nChapter 11: Business Award and Contracting
\nChapter 12: Supplier Performance Management
\nChapter 13: Inventory Management<\/p>\n

Hardcover:<\/strong> 218 Pages
\nISBN No.:<\/strong> 978-93-6013-132-6
\nItem Weight:<\/strong> ~430 g
\nDimensions:<\/strong> 23.0 x 15.5 x 2.0 cm (L x B x Thk)<\/p>\n

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