Thomas A. Cook

Driving Risk and Spend Out of the Global Supply Chain (eBook, PDF)

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

This book is among the first to detail all the risks a multinational firm faces when operating overseas and engaging in foreign purchasing and sales, import and export trade, and global logistics. It provides step-by-step guidance on how to develop a global risk strategy as well as a blueprint for implementation. The book outlines all the areas where spend can be reduced along with a specific strategy on how to reduce spend without compromising values.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 366
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. September 2014
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781482226096
• Artikelnr.: 57081920

Autorenporträt

Thomas A. Cook has been involved in international business and global supply chain management for more than 30 years. He is a graduate of the NYS Merchant Marine Academy with a BS and MS in transportation and business management. He has spent more than six years in the U. S. Naval Reserve and the U. S. Merchant Marines. He founded American River International, a premiere logistics and supply chain management consulting company, in 1982. Last year he stepped down from his position as CEO and managing director and sold his company to existing shareholders.

Cook is a subject matter expert on global trade management, and has published more than 12 books and 300 articles about international business, supply chain management, RFP, negotiation, and world business development. He has sat or currently sits on numerous boards and advisory groups that assist corporations, associations, and industry trade groups in the best practices of running their businesses. He sits or has sat on the board of, or is involved in corporate training with, the following companies: American Management Association (AMA), American Pet Products Association (APPA), Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP), Institute for Supply Management (ISM), and National Association of Purchasing Managers (NAPM), to name a few.

Cook has experience in a number of subjects concerned with general management, including sales, negotiations, customer service, operations, supply chain, logistics, RFP management, business development, and training. He is cofounder of the World Academy, which equips international business executives and operational personnel in supply chain with the skills necessary to operate successfully in global trade.

Currently, Cook is managing director of Blue Tiger International (www.bluetigerintl.com), a management consulting organization focused on international purchasing and RFP enhancements. He is also working on an eight book series

Inhaltsangabe

Overview of Risk and Spend Issues in the Global Supply Chain. Special Need
Supply Chains. Developing a Risk Management Strategy. Summary of Insurance
Purchasing for Global Supply Chains. Mastering Cargo Loss Control.
Developing a Cost Reduction Business Model: Creative Leveraging and
Aggressive Management Strategies. World Class, Best Practices, and SOX:
While Reducing Risk and Spend. Managing RFPs and RFQs: Maximizing Results.
Spend Issues: Global Operations, Trade Compliance, and Regulatory
Management. Import and Export Trade Compliance: Risk and Spend Concerns.