The Supply Chain Cost Management: The Aim & Drive Process for Achieving Extraordinary Results: The AIM and DRIVE Process for Achieving Extraordinary Results

For most supply chains, cost reduction is imperative to long-term survival. Yet identifying the costs that can be eliminated – and then doing so effectively – can prove impossible without the right method. This book introduces the same process the author has used to save companies like IBM, Kodak, and DuPont billions of dollars, simply by harnessing the knowledge of suppliers. Using real-life case studies and examples, the book takes readers step-by-step through the process, showing them how to move beyond negotiation and: * identify critical costs in the supply chain * measure secondary and tertiary costs * develop strategic options * reduce, change, or eliminate activities that produce costs * implement an action plan * verify the plan with cost monitors * continually improve and modify the process The book gives readers everything they need to implement this powerful system, and bring genuine and permanent savings to their company This book introduces the same process the author has used to save companies like IBM, Kodak, and DuPont billions of dollars, simply by harnessing the knowledge of suppliers. For most supply chains, cost reduction is imperative to long-term survival. Yet identifying the costs that can be eliminated?and then doing so effectively?can prove impossible without the right method. Using real-life case studies and examples, Supply Chain Cost Management takes you step-by-step through the process, showing you how to move beyond negotiation and: identify critical costs in the supply chain measure secondary and tertiary costs develop strategic options reduce, change, or eliminate activities that produce costs implement an action plan verify the plan with cost monitors continually improve and modify the process Supply Chain Cost Management gives you everything you need to implement this powerful system, and bring genuine and permanent savings to your company. "Supply Chain Cost Management will give you the tools you need to take the exorbitant costs from your supply chain, while improving your customer relationships and sharpening your competitive edge. Filled with examples of companies that have made this process work, this book outlines some of the problems with cost management today and lays out a checklist for successfully implementing the process. With a straightforward, easy-to-understand approach, author Jimmy Anklesaria walks you through the eight-step AIM & DRIVE process, and shows you how to select the right team to develop strategies and set goals, identify critical costs, and develop and define a comprehensive list of cost-drivers. Following the concepts of cost management, he shows how any company can gain the kind of efficiency and cost-advantage that Toyota, Honda, and John Deere have enjoyed for years."--BOOK JACKET For most supply chains, cost reduction is imperative to long-term survival. Yet identifying the costs that can be eliminated - and then doing so effectively - can prove impossible without the right method. This book introduces the same process the author has used to save companies like IBM, Kodak, and DuPont billions of dollars, simply by harnessing the knowledge of suppliers. Using real life case studies and examples, the book gives readers everything they need to implement this powerful system, and bring genuine and permanent savings to their company. For most supply chains, cost reduction is imperative to long-term survival. Yet identifying the costs that can be eliminated-and then doing so effectively- can be impossible without the right method. Now comes a practical process for identifying and eliminating costs, from one of the most sought-after speakers on cost management.