The Supply Chain Cost Management

<p><strong>This book introduces the same process the author has used to save companies like IBM Kodak and DuPont billions of dollars simply by harnessing the knowledge of suppliers.</strong></p><p>For most supply chains cost reduction is imperative to long-term survival. Yet identifying the costs that can be eliminated?and then doing so effectively?can prove impossible without the right method. Using real-life case studies and examples <em>Supply Chain Cost Management</em> takes you step-by-step through the process showing you how to move beyond negotiation and: </p><ul><li>identify critical costs in the supply chain </li><li>measure secondary and tertiary costs </li><li>develop strategic options </li><li>reduce change or eliminate activities that produce costs </li><li>implement an action plan </li><li>verify the plan with cost monitors </li><li>continually improve and modify the process </li></ul><p><em>Supply Chain Cost Management</em> gives you everything you need to implement this powerful system and bring genuine and permanent savings to your company.</p>