The Supply-Based Advantage: How to Link Suppliers to Your Organization's Corporate Strategy [Hardcover]

Stephen C. Rogers (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 30, 2009

It's not enough for companies to simply try to find ways to save money through suppliers. If suppliers aren't fully integrated into their corporate strategy, there's no way for companies to ensure that they will continue to save money...and that their supply decisions will fit with changing organizational goals. Blending theory, best practices, and relevant examples, "The Supply-Based Advantage" reveals how to design, build, maintain, and 'remodel' an organization's supply base to support its total business strategy and operations. Filled with enlightening examples from companies including Mars, Procter & Gamble, Intel, and Wal-Mart, this book shows how any organization can transform their supply function into a key driver of profit.

Editorial Reviews

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"Rogers outlines a common-sense approach to boosting profitability by using suppliers to capture value beyond price." --Inbound Logistics

"a thoughtful, comprehensive book" --Transformation Leadership Blog, Supply Chain Management Review

"All employees, especially executives, will benefit from reading this book. The outlined techniques are applicable to small and large companies." --Quality Progress

Book Description

It’s not enough for companies to simply try to find ways to save money through suppliers. If suppliers aren’t fully integrated into their corporate strategy, there’s no way for companies to ensure that they will continue to save money...and that their supply decisions will fit with changing organizational goals. Blending theory, best practices, and relevant examples, The Supply-Based Advantage reveals how to design, build, maintain, and "remodel" an organization’s supply base to support its total business strategy and operations. Readers will learn how they can:

• achieve greater profitability by using suppliers to capture value beyond price

• develop a supply management strategy that creates real, renewable benefits

• maintain flexibility in their supply chain to deal with unique business situations

• link supply execution into product marketing and fulfillment purposes

Filled with enlightening examples from companies such as Mars, Procter & Gamble, Intel, and Wal-Mart, this book shows how any organization can transform its supply function into a key driver of profit.

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 18 and up
  
• Hardcover: 368 pages
• Publisher: AMACOM (March 30, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0814401554
• ISBN-13: 978-0814401552
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.4 x 1.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,512,860 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars A thoughtful, comprehensive book, September 26, 2009

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Robert A. Rudzki (President, Greybeard Advisors LLC) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Supply-Based Advantage: How to Link Suppliers to Your Organization's Corporate Strategy (Hardcover)

Convinced that you are already getting the most out of your supplier relationships? Or, are you at the other end of the spectrum--captive to outmoded thinking that the main role of suppliers is simply to reduce prices?

Regardless of where you currently sit on that continuum, "The Supply-Based Advantage (How to Link Suppliers to Your Organization's Corporate Strategy," by Steve Rogers, is a book you should read.

I know Steve well. He is co-author of another procurement book (with Doug Smock and myself): "On-Demand Supply Management (World-Class Strategies, Practices and Technology)."

Steve's new book, an impressive solo effort, combines best practices with lots of examples to illustrate its points. It is well-written, comprehensive, and a very thoughtful read. In other words, don't expect to breeze through it in 90 minutes, as one part of a multi-tasking day. When you sit down to read this book, give it your undivided attention.

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent graduate school class in supply chain management, June 16, 2011

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Rolf Dobelli "getAbstract" (Switzerland) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Supply-Based Advantage: How to Link Suppliers to Your Organization's Corporate Strategy (Hardcover)

Stephen C. Rogers enjoyed a 30-year career at Procter & Gamble, and he offers everything he learned about maximizing supplier relationships in this tome. His book is for dedicated supply chain management professionals. Rogers enlivens it with personal stories, industry case studies and fascinating research. Long descriptions of supply chain strategy, processes and contingencies slow the reading down for the half-interested. However, getAbstract regards Rogers's efforts as a graduate school class for those fascinated with the topic and for professionals who want to sharpen their knowledge. So if you are importing coffee from Africa and you want to maximize your suppliers' contributions, pour yourself a cup and get comfortable.

4.0 out of 5 stars well thought, well written., May 13, 2009

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This review is from: The Supply-Based Advantage: How to Link Suppliers to Your Organization's Corporate Strategy (Hardcover)

Rogers' newest is an excellent example of what a business book should be.

It is well researched, crafted and organized. Furthermore the book is liberally supplied with case studies as well as sprinkled with evidence of Rogers' sly humor.