Well known as a speaker and teacher, this CD captures Bob's dynamic teaching style and deep knowledge of Procurement in the new world of manufacturing.

Bob addresses a variety of interesting and relevant questions. Some examples:

• If Toyota has solved their quality problems, why don't the American automotive manufacturers solve their problems in the same way?
• How does McDonald's use postponement?
• How does McDonald's use kanban?
• How do you get benchmarking information?
• Can we remove the paper invoice entirely and pay the vendor automatically for what we use?

Sessions are:

  1. Overview
  2. The Increasing Manufacturing Challenge
  3. Traditional Purchasing Traps
  4. Supplier Differentiation
  5. Rough-Cut Material Planning
  6. Traditional ERP Scheduling; Shortening Order
      Fullfilment Time;e-Business Tools
  7. Simplified Supplier Scheduling
  8. Outsourcing
  9. Partnerships: Setting Them Up
10. Partnerships: Making Them Work;
      Single Sourcing; Generating Solutions
11. Getting Started