Strategic Supply Management Revisited

In his 2007 best-selling book, Strategic Supply Management, Robert Trent presented concepts, processes, tools, best practices, and a framework for creating a supply management organization that would provide a reliable source of supply and competitive advantage. This book introduces a new set of essential supply management concepts, strategies, and practices that are an integral part of surviving and thriving in this unprecedented era of rapid change and disruption. This book addresses the importance of developing well-crafted supply strategies and linking supply management success to corporate financial success; explores the four areas that enable strategic supply management to become a reality in this new era: the shift from human resource management to talent management, evolving organizational designs, new directions in supply measurement, and the information-enabled supply organization; explains how to gain a competitive advantage through true collaborative relationships and become the customer of choice to suppliers.