The Purchasing Machine: How the Top Ten Companies Use Best Practices to Manage Their Supply Chains

by Dave Nelson and Patricia E. Moody

Book Overview

Every day companies leave billions of dollars in invisible, unrealized savings on the table because of poor supply chain management practices. Now supply management experts Dave Nelson, Patricia E.... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0684857766
• ISBN13: 9780684857763
• Release Date: March 2001
• Publisher: Free Press
• Length: 325 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.4" x 9.6"

Customer Reviews

Packed With Knowledge!

One of this book's mantras is that purchasing is a lot more important these days than in decades past. The authors, Dave Nelson, Patricia Moody and Jonathon Stegner, have spent decades in the field of purchasing. Their principal argument is that now that most companies outsource their equipment and even their parts (for example, very few Dell parts are made in-house), purchasing has become not only more important, but a potential source of incredible savings. The dozen companies profiled in this book - which is meant to detail the best practices in purchasing worldwide - have realized millions of dollars in savings simply by optimizing supply-chain management. The authors emphasize that this isn't an individual task. Change in purchasing management requires an internal team and management support. We [...] recommend this book not only to purchasing managers, but to all corporate executives, any of whom will glean some invaluable pointers about how to save money in day-to-day operations.

Purchasing Machine : How the Top 10 Companies Use Best Pract

I am fortunate in that I received a copy of this book for review prior to the publication and can only suggest that if you read a few business books this year read this one. You will not only be able to relate to several of the best practices but you will be able to apply one or more of them in your organization and make a positive bottom line impact.