Supply Market Intelligence for Procurement Professionals: Research, Process, and Resources

This reference provides procurement professionals with the process, practical real-world tactics, and guidance needed to design and develop a supply market intelligence program that will integrate with existing procurement team structures and processes, and deliver significant value to an organization as a whole. The authors clearly explain each of the concepts introduced and then provide the background, steps, and resources required to make their successful execution possible.

KEY FEATURES:

--Presents an easy-to-understand foundational explanation of supply market intelligence and a process for creating this program capability within specific procurement efforts
--Details how supply market intelligence advances strategic sourcing, category management, supplier relationship management, risk assessment and mitigation, spend analysis, and procurement transformation efforts, as well as how to build a business case for it
--Supplies a detailed listing of quality research resources organized by source type and industry/category spend (all determined with an eye for value) and outlines how to determine resource quality factors and when to pay for content or research assistance
--Includes Quick View Analysis charts for easy identification of research resources provided for supplier identification and diligence, commodities pricing, agriculture, chemicals, energy, metals, plastics, contingent labor, marketing, MRO, and travel
--WAV offers downloadable supply market intelligence process diagrams, a logistics quick analysis resource chart, and resource updates -- available from the Web Added Value Download Resource Center at jrosspub.com