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The Supply-Based Advantage
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The Supply-Based Advantage

How to Link Suppliers to Your Organization's Corporate Strategy

Stephen C. Rogers
AMACOM, 2009

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Recommendation

Stephen C. Rogers enjoyed a 30-year career at Procter & Gamble, and he offers everything he learned about maximizing supplier relationships in this tome. His book is for dedicated supply chain management professionals. Rogers enlivens it with personal stories, industry case studies and fascinating research. Long descriptions of supply chain strategy, processes and contingencies slow the reading down for the half-interested. However, getAbstract regards Rogers’s efforts as a graduate school class for those fascinated with the topic and for professionals who want to sharpen their knowledge. So if you are importing coffee from Africa and you want to maximize your suppliers’ contributions, pour yourself a cup and get comfortable.

Take-Aways

  • The strategic goal of a superior supply chain management is to gain a “sustained competitive advantage.”
  • This advantage comes from the “co-creative value” between suppliers and buyers.
  • Combine customer service functions with supplier management to produce superior performance and delivery results.

About the Author

Stephen C. Rogers, an adjunct professor at Xavier University, spent 30 years at Procter & Gamble.

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