Supply chain cost management : the AIM & DRIVE process for achieving extraordinary results /

"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 th...

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Main Author: Anklesaria, Jimmy
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : AMACOM, American Management Association, ©2008.
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Online Access: Full text (Wentworth users only)
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • The AIM & DRIVE process of cost management
  • Agreeing on the need to manage costs
  • Identifying critical costs in the supply chain
  • Measuring secondary and tertiary costs
  • Defining the key cost drivers and developing strategic options
  • Reducing, eliminating, or changing activities that cause costs
  • Implementing an action plan
  • Verifying the plan with cost monitors
  • Eternally improving and leveraging the process.