A Short Guide to Procurement Risk (Short Guides to Business Risk)
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| Rating | : | 4.28 (934 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0566092182 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 142 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-05-30 |
| Language | : | English |
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. He advocates the emerging idea of RROI: Renewable Return on Investment; is creator of the Centre-Led Action Network organisational concept ('CLAN'); and is widely-known internationally as a speaker on this and other business issues. His work with companies across all business sectors, public and private, large and small, c
Procurement is more than just purchasing Jan Husdal "Do yo like living dangerously? Then you should read this book. It exposes you to over seventy types of risk you you can take in your business life." Those are the opening words of this brialliant book, which makes a strong argument for procurement risk management being just a short step away from business continuity management. Not only will this book help procurement professionals to lift their head from their desks and gain a wider perspective
Even for the supply chain risk researcher, who is likely to find he exhaustive list of risks particularly useful. Truly, this book is about so much more than procurement, it is about so much more than the supply-side risks in the supply chain, it is about any kind of business and how to do your business well.' --Jan Husdal, husdal. It may be small on the outside but it is big on the inside. 'This book calls itself 'a short guide'. It is not. It is packed with useful information, for the procurement professional, for the
As a minimum, suppliers are the sources of materials, services and expert attention which enable the company to feed its business model. Each chapter explores the topic in hand, outlines the risks and the remedies available and offers guidance on the principles and risk prevention.. Typically, however, much less regard is paid to external suppliers and the risks present in dealing with them. When done well, a risk-aware procurement process provides the bonus of competitive advantage, with the ability to capitalise, on the occurrence of unexpected events. Recent Global Risk surveys have pinpointed Supply Chain Vulnerability as one of the four key global risks for the next decade. Procurement is the management activity that makes this happen, and this process depends on a superior risk management capability if it is be effective. This short guide explains just how to do it. Conventional wisdom puts great emphasis on managing certain aspects of business such as customers; operations; strategy and finances. What is less well known is that this is only half of the story risk exposures also exist inside the company and can be just as damaging. Increasingly, top executives view supply markets as sources of competitive advantage and as means of achieving strategic objectives. Yet, despite its importance, Procurement Risk Management is surp