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

For most supply chains, cost reduction is imperative to long-term survival. Yet identifying the costs that can be eliminated-and then doing so effectively-can prove impossible without the right method. This book introduces the same process the author has used to save companies like IBM, Kodak, and D...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Anklesaria, Jimmy, author (author)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : AMACOM, American Management Association [2008]
Edición:1st edition
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Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009627602406719
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  • 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.