Implementing Strategic Sourcing

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 learnedUltimately 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 sourcingIt comes highly recommended.