Global Sourcing and Supply Management Excellence in China: Procurement Guide for Supply Experts (Management for Professionals)

This book provides readers a holistic and pragmatic approach towards supply management in China. It elaborates on how supply management should integrate the optimum level, and a combination of quality, cost and delivery. In addition to serving as a guide on how to address cultural barriers, apply supply tools and concepts, it also illustrates the best practices in supply management in China. It draws from a large number of best practices of companies from automotive to railway, to convince other functional departments and higher management that supply management plays the most fundamental role in any organization due to the high number of value adding activities which are coming from suppliers. These practices have been derived by a multi-methodical approach including interviews with supply management leaders from industry and experts in academia, making it as unique and a suitable a guide for practitioners and academics. Front Matter....Pages i-xxxi Supply Management in China....Pages 1-33 Supply Management Strategy....Pages 35-80 Supply Performance Management....Pages 81-95 Supply Change Management....Pages 97-101 Supply Lean Management....Pages 103-116 Sustainable and Resilient Supply Chains....Pages 117-120 Supply Management Organisation....Pages 121-129 Total Cost and Dispute Mitigations....Pages 131-145 Reverse Logistics and Supply Management Logistics....Pages 147-152 15 Best Practices for SM in China....Pages 153-162 Back Matter....Pages 163-172