Bermuda Triangle Of Business Procurement How To Exploit Dormant Potential

"Through my experience as Head of Central Material Services in a large corporation and also through my work in cooperation with Gerd Kerkhoff in the procurement field during my time as CEO, the potential for profit within purchasing has been made clear to me. Purchasing should be the highest priority for every CEO and top manager. This book offers many useful suggestions on this topic." -Dr. Thomas Ludwig, Chairman of the Board of Directors, Kl_er & Co. AG (former CEO of ThyssenKrupp Serv AG)"Regardless of size or industry sector, considerable improvement in results can be achieved through professional procurement management." -Helmut Laux, Branch Director of IKB Deutsche Industriebank"Since sales and marketing are constantly increasing their pressure on sales prices, it is, in my opinion, imperative for companies "particularly for SMEs" to optimize their purchase prices in order to stay competitive and to increase their added value." -Dr. G8ter Scheipermeier, CEO of NOBILIA Werke J. Stickling GmbH & Co. KG"An international conglomerate must meet the demands of worldwide competition. However, this can only be achieved through an integral strategy comprising the areas of product development, marketing and sales, and procurement. Therefore, the use of global procurement market information and the organization of commodity-group specific, lead buyer concepts is one of the most important tasks for Interroll." -Engineer / MBA Paul Zumbühl, CEO Interroll Holding AG, Switzerland.Kerkhoff, Gerd is the author of 'Bermuda Triangle Of Business Procurement How To Exploit Dormant Potential', published 2005 under ISBN 9783527501236 and ISBN 3527501231.