Global Contract Logistics: Best Practice Toolkit for Planning, Negotiating and Managing a Contract

ISBN-13: 9780749475932 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 224 str.

Steven Morgan

Opis

Global Contract Logistics looks at what a contracting professional should be doing. The scope begins well before the award of a contract and doesn't end until the benefits of the acquisition have been realised, long after the deliverables arrive in a box on a loading dock. The book tackles the growing complexity of contracting in a technologically accelerating world. The author looks at the common errors and disappointments that have been experienced in past procurement undertakings. The ten phases of a successful acquisition are examined in depth.

Global Contract Logistics includes real-life examples drawn from the Ministry of Defence, Heathrow Airport, the Olympics Authority, Cross Rail, the Institute of Civil Engineers, the U.S. Defence Acquisition University, the Defence Academy in Swindon, shipbuilders and construction managers including those involved in building nuclear power plants.

Recenzje

"Many books have been written about purchasing, procurement, contracting, acquisition, supplier management or whichever nomenclature the author has chosen to describe the subject. In this book, Global Contract Logistics, Steven has done a great job of debunking the nomenclature based on his own wide practical experiences, and in his own inimical, no-nonsense, sometimes controversial, style he illustrates just why we need all the players in the joined-up end-to-end process to play their roles responsibly and why we need properly qualified and ultimately chartered professionals to undertake procurement and acquisition. Steven is passionate about the responsibility of those at the top of the profession to recruit, train and guide the professionals of the future. Ours is an exciting profession, whether you are buying boots or torpedoes, food or airport terminals, energy or medicines. His book is a great read for the aspiring professional, for key players in the overall contracting process and for those who are already at the top of the tree. It is an honest and pragmatic read, and I can recommend it highly." Malcolm Harrison, CEO, Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply

Spis treści

• • Chapter - 00: Introduction;
  • Chapter - 01: Professional growth in procurement;
  • Chapter - 02: Defining the need;
  • Chapter - 03: Specifying the requirement;
  • Chapter - 04: Chunking the work (aka acquisition strategy);
  • Chapter - 05: Competitively selecting the ideal source;
  • Chapter - 06: Devising an incentivized contract for alignment;
  • Chapter - 07: Supporting the contractor;
  • Chapter - 08: Enforcing the contract;
  • Chapter - 09: Integration;
  • Chapter - 10: Commissioning;
  • Chapter - 11: Assessing effectiveness;
  • Chapter - 12: Conclusions;

O autorze

Steven Morgan is a retired US Navy rear admiral and a veteran of the US nuclear submarine force and the Navy's Acquisition Corps. In the United Kingdom, he was Ministry of Defence's Commercial Director. In that role, he was responsible for the training, qualification, mentoring, and deployment of Commercial professionals throughout the MoD in collaboration with the Defence Academy. Prior to MOD, he was Capital Programmes Director for BAA at Heathrow, where he was responsible for major projects including Terminal 2's design and construction, a biomass to energy plant and the airport's procurement function. He has previously worked at the Sellafield nuclear complex as director of commercial and contract management, and in the US shipbuilding and nuclear industries. He holds an MBA in acquisition and contract management, was the CIPS Procurement Executive of the Year in 2008 and has held senior positions in acquisition in the US Department of Energy.