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sponsored by SAP America Inc
Posted:  04 Feb 2008
Published:  01 Jan 2007
Format:  PDF
Length:  32   Page(s)
Type:  Book
Language:  English
ABSTRACT:
An Aberdeen Group survey found that enterprises that employ advanced sourcing strategies are positively impacting product development cycles and building stronger supplier relationships by making better, more informed decisions. They are also driving innovation and saving more money than their competitors.

Read this benchmark report on the Sourcing strategies, experiences and intentions of over 160 enterprises across multiple industries to find out how their supply management executives responded to the following:

  • The maturity and scope of sourcing programs and an understanding of how these programs fit within broader supply management initiatives
  • The benefits that have been derived from e-sourcing programs and technologies
  • The application and results of specific sourcing strategies
  • The current and planned use of related supply management technologies



Authors

Andrew Bartolini
Research Director Global Supply Management ,  AberdeenGroup, Inc.
Andrew Bartolini is a supply management professional with rich experience in strategic sourcing, business process transformation, and software implementation.His recent focus has been in identifying and leveraging world-class technologies to achieve operational excellence within the procurement and finance functions of Fortune 500 companies. His background also includes extensive transactional and analytical experience while working in management consulting and investment banking. He joins Aberdeen from Ariba, where he was a Senior Manager in its Consulting Practice. He holds a B.A. in Economics from Holy Cross College and an M.B.A in Finance from Indiana University.

Vance Checketts
Channel Director Global Supply Management ,  AberdeenGroup, Inc.
Vance Checketts is a recognized expert in the areas of procurement and supply management with a deep background in the application of technology and the underlying business process.. He has lectured and published with various industry organizations, including IFPSM, ISM, and Haas School of Business at UC Berkeley. He holds an M.B.A. from Brigham Young University. He oversees and contributes across the entire scope of Aberdeen’s Global Supply Management research team.



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