Implementing strategic sourcing [e-Book]

This informative, comprehensive, yet practical guide provides readers with a complete tool-kit of how to approach global sourcing successfully. Based on real world experiences on implementing and sustaining global sourcing the book provides readers with key guidance on: *Foundations of Strategic Sourcing *Management, risk, governance and legal considerations *Organizational change, innovation and relationship management *Transition planning and the end-game *Successful principles for new business development from a service provider perspective *Future trends, summary and lessons learned Ultimately this guide will take readers from 'principles' to 'how to's' including: *How to develop, implement, manage and govern an effective global sourcing strategy and plan *How to put in place policies and processes that can be monitored to provide a balanced approach to sourcing *How to build a strategic top-down framework coupled with an operational roadmap *How to incorporate bottom-up implementation principles and practices that work *How to ensure a coordinated, cost-effective and value-delivery plan and operating environment for strategic and tactical sourcing. In addition, it addresses the following areas in a comprehensive, yet easy to use and practical manner: *Integrates strategic and operational concepts and practices *Covers both clients and providers *Supports the practice of global sourcing by leveraging and integrating professional rigor for best practices *Provides practical knowledge, techniques, checklists and methodologies that can be used in any environment globally *Includes many examples of current and emerging best practices *Is broad and comprehensive, yet drills down to specific 'how to' details in all chapters *Provides a global view of sourcing It comes highly recommended.