عنوان

Implementing best purchasing and supply management practices :

(Number (ISBN

0833030078

(Number (ISBN

9780833030078

Number

b787032

Title Proper

Implementing best purchasing and supply management practices :

General Material Designation

[Book]

Other Title Information

lessons from innovative commercial firms /

First Statement of Responsibility

Nancy Y. Moore [and others].

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

Santa Monica, CA :

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

Rand,

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

2002.

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

xxvii, 201 pages :

Other Physical Details

illustrations ;

Dimensions

28 cm.

Series Title

Documented briefing ;

Volume Designation

DB-334-AF

Text of Note

"Prepared for the United States Air Force."

Text of Note

"Project Air Force."

Text of Note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 185-201).

Text of Note

Introduction -- A strategic, goal-oriented approach to purchasing and supply management -- Formal implementation programs to support -- Findings relevent to the Air Force -- Supply management at John Deere -- Skills that effective purchasing and supply management personnel need -- Bristol-Myers Squibb purchasing initiatives -- General background on developing and using information about best commercial practices -- Examples of strategic supply-base reduction -- Interview questions.

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Text of Note

Because the U.S. Air Force spends over one-third of its budget on nonweapons purchased goods and services, such purchases are a prime target area in which to seek performance improvements and cost savings. Prompted by a need for improved performance from its supply base, the Air Force has become increasingly aware of the advantages of using market research, contract consolidation, supply base rationalization, and other leading purchasing and supply management (PSM) practices in its dealings with suppliers. To aid the Air Force in its PSM efforts, RAND examined how innovative commercial firms implement such practices in their purchases of goods and services. After a review of the academic and trade literature, the study team conducted a series of elite interviews using a structured questionnaire to gather primary data from "best in class" commercial firms. The key findings are that (1) innovative commercial firms are moving to a strategic, goal-oriented approach to PSM, (2) implementing new PSM practices can take a number of years and often requires significant, permanent change throughout the organization, and (3) the Air Force needs strategies to sustain continuity of support for serious PSM change from one leadership team to the next.

Title

Implementing best purchasing and supply management practices.

Business logistics-- United States.

Industrial procurement-- United States.

Air Force equipment.

Air Force.

Business logistics.

Business.

Industrial procurement.

Inventory.

Logistics management.

Logistics.

Procurement.

United States.

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Number

Edition

Class number

Class number

Book number

Book number

Moore, Nancy Y.,1947-

United States., Air Force.

Project Air Force (U.S.)

Rand Corporation.

Date of Transaction

20201207004545.0

Electronic name

[Book]

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