Purchasing in the 21st Century provides a unique view on these important changes, coupled with proven guidelines for creating a more effective purchasing operation. Jhon Schorr uses his many years of experience in the field to guide companies through a rigorous evaluation of their current operation, providing guidelines and invaluable advice in :
- Implementing accurate Supplier Scheduling
- Managing purchasing in a Just-in-Time, MRP II, and/or Total Quality Management environment.
- Using MRP/JIT/TQM to dramatically increase performance of on-time deliveries, to decrease lead times, reduce lot sizes, and achieve an overall cost reduction of purchased materials.
- How to implement synchronized deliveries in conjuction with a Kanban system.
- Selecting the best performance measurements for suppliers.