establishing partnerships and true costs throughout the supply chain /
Chris Harris, Rick Harris, Chuck Streeter
xxvii, 190 pages :
illustrations ;
26 cm
Includes index
Includes bibliographical references and index
Does this stuff really work? -- The supplier development philosophy -- Key players in supplier development -- How to choose a supplier for a long-term partnership -- The importance of internal operations -- The plan for every part (PFEP) -- True cost thought process -- Change cost -- Ongoing cost -- Risk cost -- True cost sourcing -- : understanding the physical connection between partner and customer -- Receiving product -- Packaging -- The partner development team -- The value stream mapping methodology -- The quarterly review process -- Supplier development quarterly review agenda