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Dieses Buch gibt nicht nur einen strukturierten Uberblick uber angewendete Personalentwicklungsmassnahmen in der Beschaffung, sondern inspiriert auch zur Anwendung neuer Modelle. Gerade in den letzten Jahren hat die Funktion Beschaffung einen enormen Bedeutungszuwachs erhalten. Die Umsetzung moderner Beschaffungsstrategien stellt Verantwortliche vor neue Herausforderungen und der Stellhebel Mitarbeiter ist zum entscheidenden Erfolgsfaktor geworden. In einer quantitativen Studie untersuchten die Autorinnen Rahmenbedingungen und Gestaltungsmoglichkeiten funktionsspezifischer...

The emerging possibilities of information technology and data communication, the globalization of markets, and the ongoing specialization of firms have paved the way for network enterprises as an organizational model of collaboration and coordination across loosely connected individual companies. This book explores the varous types of business networks and explains the underlying technology used to create them. It covers customer newtorks, supply chain networks, manufacturing networks, and aggregator networks. Supporting technology includes enterprise process management, component...

As organizations evolve into global networks, Lean initiatives must now meet new needs. This book demonstrates how to use Lean thinking to uncover and reduce waste in the interactions required in today's global organizations. Currently, people must coordinate actions and collaborate with teams sitting in geographically separated places; thus, excellent communication is a must. However, misunderstandings and lack of clarity cause high, unbudgeted costs. The book provides ideas, illustrations, and examples on how Lean can highlight the problems created in these interactions so they can be...

Many manufacturing and distribution companies are moving from the traditional 'forecast push MRP' to demand-driven supply chain management (SCM). Demand-driven SCM is an 'end-to-end' supply chain planning and replenishment process that enables companies to achieve their planned service levels from up to half the average level of inventory and requiring significantly less throughput capacity - irrespective of the level of demand volatility or lead-time length.

Demand-Driven Supply Chain Management is the go-to source for industry supply chain/operations executives and...

This book examines the problem of managing the flow of materials into, through, and out of a system in order to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of materials management. The subject is crucial for global competitive advantage, as materials constitute the largest single cost factor in manufacturing and service, and their effective management enhances value for money. In this context, inventory is a barometer of materials management effectiveness, along with wastage of materials.
The book adopts a comprehensive, integrated systems approach and covers almost all aspects of...

Managing Service, Education and Knowledge Management in the Knowledge Economic Era contains papers that were originally presented at the 2016 International Congress on Management and Technology in Knowledge, Service, Tourism & Hospitality (SERVE 2016), held 8-9 October 2016 & 20-21 October 2016, in Jakarta, Indonesia & at the Vladimir State University, Vladimir, Russia. The contributions deal with various interdisciplinary research topics, particularly in the fields of social sciences, education, economics and arts. The papers focus especially on such topics as language, cultural...

This book examines corruption in public procurement in three Member States of the EU, reviewing their different approaches to combating corruption, and the extent to which the transparency principle is applied in their procurement systems. The focus of the work is on the contrast between the unsuccessful procurement legislation of a relatively young Member State (Bulgaria) and its attempt to curb corruption by expanding the scope of application of the transparency principle, and two examples of procurement systems where corruption is limited adequately, without an excess of information...

There is a younger generation who has lost the ability to communicate effectively. And there is a host of corporate personnel that could do a much better job at communications.

Every country, every culture has it's own unique branding for communication that is effective and gets the job done. Key cultures and regions will be reviewed in great detail. The author knows the frustration that corporate America has in making sure its personnel is communicating effectively ... internally and with vendors and customers in the value chain. Most senior executives, educators and trained...

The management of logistics and supply chain operations is of vital importance in the defence sector. Defence Logistics looks at established theories and their practical utility, providing insights into current thinking for postgraduate students and professionals through real-life case studies.

Defence Logistics focuses on key areas of logistics and supply chain management in context, such as sustainability, inventory management, resilience, procurement, information systems and crisis response. This new edited collection includes contributions from...