{"product_id":"lean-demand-driven-procurement","title":"Lean Demand-Driven Procurement","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhile there are many books written on the basics of the \"supply\" side of the supply chain (i.e. strategic sourcing, sourcing\/procurement, and purchasing), there hasn’t been much written on those areas from a Lean perspective. Considering that supply chain costs, primarily procurement and transportation, can range from 50 to 70% of sales, it's surprising that this area has not been fully explored. As a result, some companies tend to place too much emphasis on the traditional focus of reducing material costs instead of process improvement.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eLean Demand-Driven Procurement: How to Apply Lean Thinking to Your Supply Management Process\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e details the basic supply management concepts and processes (i.e. sourcing, procurement, and purchasing) in an easy-to-understand format in combination with various process improvement tools, methodologies, best practices, examples, and cases written from a Lean perspective. It focuses and pinpoints ways to identify waste on the supply side through improved processes and, in some cases, technology.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eApplying Lean principles to procurement and purchasing processes identies non-traditional sources of waste, and in some cases, creates a paradigm shift that results in additional benets to the entire supply chain.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45542896632046,"sku":"9781138337169","price":67.19,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0630\/9612\/7726\/files\/9781138337169.jpg?v=1720136971","url":"https:\/\/bookland.com.au\/products\/lean-demand-driven-procurement","provider":"Book Land AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}