Innovative Supplier Management Value Creation in Global Supply Chains

Globalization, digitization, global supply chains and the Corona pandemic have led companies to take a closer look at value chains. Shifting services to partially competing supplier networks is giving rise to new guiding principles, strategies and processes. The focus in the future has therefore long since shifted from leveraging internal cost advantages to information exchange, stable supply chains and the exploitation of global cross-company potential.

This book uses innovative, digital and strategic examples to show how successful supplier management must function and act.

Transformation and cultural change to innovative supplier management.- Supplier management as part of the corporate strategy.- Phases, organization and competence requirements.- Control circles and escalation levels.- Lean methods, audits and supplier analyses.- Corporate social responsibility and ethics.- Lean management in the service sector.- Management in suppliers with financial difficulties.- Lean management in projects.- Innovation management.- Claim management and subsequent claims in the event of non-performance.- Tools for identifying waste.

Prof. Dr. Marc Helmold teaches business administration, strategic management, supplier management and supply chain management at IU in Berlin. Previously, he held various management positions at well-known companies in the automotive and railroad industries.