Synopses & Reviews
Review
APICS The Performance Advantage: "...[The Incredible Payback] describes a powerful concept....This book provides an interesting process for discovering the strategic value of purchasing."
Synopsis
"The authors of the widely acclaimed The Purchasing Machine deliver an eye-opening look at the power of supply management with The Incredible Payback.
This timely book presents amazing success stories from best-of-the-best procurement organizations like Honda, Delphi, John Deere, and others.
Using the same cost-management strategies implemented at these leading organizations, The Incredible Paybackshows how any company can reap benefits including:
* saving up to 30 percent on material and service expenses
* leveraging technology to accelerate savings
* high-yield supplier development programs
* extension of financial opportunities throughout the highest levels of the enterprise, exponentially increasing savings potential
Great companies save money every day. Now every organization can realize The Incredible Payback"
About the Author
Dave Nelson (Rochester, MI), Patricia E. Moody (Manchester-by-the-Sea, MA), and Jonathan R. Stegner (Clarkston, MI) together are the authors of The Purchasing Machine. Moody is also coauthor of The Kaizen Blitz and The Perfect Engine.
Table of Contents
"Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction
A Note from Dave Nelson
Chapter 1The Incredible Payback
Chapter 2 Ten Common Mistakes
Chapter 3 How to Build a Fair Advantage and Capture The Incredible Payback
Chapter 4 Working with Suppliers
Chapter 5 Developing Incredible Payback People, Organizations, and Systems
Chapter 6 Metrics for The Incredible Payback
Chapter 7 Incredible Payback Conclusions"