Collaborative Principles for Better Supply Chain Practice

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Adopt new supply chain practices and ways of thinking with this thoroughly researched cross-industry manual for collaboration.
Hyper competition and globalization mean that markets are changing. There is aggressive competition, shortening product life cycles, financial pressures and ever more demanding customers and consumers. Companies need to adopt new practices and new ways of thinking, so they are looking at collaboration across supply chains to become more sustainable, efficient and economical. Collaborative Principles for Better Supply Chain Practice looks at behavioural and commercial collaborative business principles and their application by means of case studies which showcase collaboration success across the private, public and 3rd sectors. Collaborative Principles for Better Supply Chain Practice covers different perspectives: the client looking down the supply chain, the suppliers looking up the supply chain and the inter-dependencies of organizations horizontally across the supply chain. The book explores operational and project-type environments in different industry sectors, which will help you think about your supply chain differently and optimize your processes to achieve supply chain excellence. Online supporting resources include a bonus chapter and a roadmap on negotiations.
Provides best practice examples of collaborative working to help streamline working practices and drive waste and inefficiency out of supply chains
Examines the role that government, industry bodies, regulators and contractor trade associations can play in driving collaborative innovation
Provides insights into future digital collaborative knowledge-cube based procurement solutions
Online resources: Bonus chapter and roadmap

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Norman McLennan
Norman McLennan is a highly respected business and cross-industry leader in the area of supply chain management and business improvement. He is a Visiting Professor with the Robert Gordon University Aberdeen - Scott Sutherland School of Architecture and Built Environment, the Engineering School and Aberdeen Business School. Norman's professional industry experience spans over thirty years split between the 'Oil & Gas/Energy', 'Engineering' and 'Traditional Construction' sectors working in the UK, Europe and internationally with extensive supply chain management and commercial project management experience. He has held a variety of senior industry positions across the Energy sector, more recently as the Vice President of Supply Chain for Sasol Exploration and Petroleum International. Positions prior to that included UK / European Head of Commercial Supply Chain for BG Group International Ltd. Norman is regularly invited to speak at related industry events and conferences and also for professional bodies.

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"Provides some powerful insight into the latest supply chain practices. A great guide for supply chain professionals across the energy sector."
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"Competition now in the energy industry is fierce and key industry buyers are seeking smarter supply chains and focussing on strategic long-term partnerships. This book is a must-read for those forward-looking businesses who realize a change in mindset is key to future success."
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"Norman's book combines pragmatism and clarity in providing an extremely helpful 'tool box' for business practitioners built on his decades of observation and delivery to facilitate and realise the rewards of turning 20/20 hindsight into 20/20 foresight"
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