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100 1 _aSchuh, Christian.
_eauthor.
245 1 4 _aThe CPO
_h[electronic resource] :
_bTransforming Procurement in the Real World /
_cby Christian Schuh, Michael F. Strohmer, Stephen Easton, Armin Scharlach, Peter Scharbert.
264 1 _aBerkeley, CA :
_bApress :
_bImprint: Apress,
_c2012.
300 _aVIII, 240 p.
_bonline resource.
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
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_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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520 _aIn the novel The CPO: Transforming Procurement in the Real World, we meet Thomas Sutter, a German-American living in Dusseldorf and working as a procurement manager for a major global automobile manufacturer, Autowerke. On a chance encounter while flying to Chicago, he meets the CEO of Heartland, a major food company in the U.S. Sutter impresses the CEO with his knowledge and, after a whirlwind courtship, he joins Heartland as its new Chief Procurement Officer, based in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Hired to transform procurement at Heartland, Sutter has an enormous challenge: to bring its procurement practices into the 21st century and save the company $5 billion. Despite the knowledge and experience he gained at Autowerke, Sutter fights over the next 18 months to find his place at Heartland, institute world-class procurement models and methods, win over the procurement teams and senior executives, and meet his goal. At first, his reputation--and his marriage--suffer, along with the company's overall sales and revenue. Can he pull a rabbit out of the hat? The CPO: Transforming Procurement depicts the real-life challenges of transforming procurement, while demonstrating the benefits of innovative procurement and leadership methods. Written by global thought leaders in A.T. Kearney's procurement and supply management practice--consultants who have helped numerous companies chop billions of dollars in costs out of their procurement budgets--The CPO will prove invaluable for those in purchasing and procurement. It will also present essential information to those in the C suite looking for ways to boost profits and productivity. The CPO: Portrays best-in-class, real-life, actionable methods to turn procurement into a function that can save billions and improve the bottom line.  Provides a fun way to learn essential lessons in procurement and change management. Shows how rejecting victimhood in all its aspects leads to personal and business success. Presents lessons in novel format--like The Goal, Who Moved My Cheese, The Five Dysfunctions of a Team, and others--to engage you and show techniques in action. 
650 0 _aEconomics.
650 1 4 _aEconomics/Management Science.
650 2 4 _aBusiness/Management Science, general.
700 1 _aStrohmer, Michael F.
_eauthor.
700 1 _aEaston, Stephen.
_eauthor.
700 1 _aScharlach, Armin.
_eauthor.
700 1 _aScharbert, Peter.
_eauthor.
710 2 _aSpringerLink (Online service)
773 0 _tSpringer eBooks
776 0 8 _iPrinted edition:
_z9781430249627
856 4 0 _uhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4302-4963-4
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