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Strategic Supply Management: Creating the Next Source of Competitive Advantage

Overview This webcast offers a roadmap of what it means to practice strategic supply management. No longer a transactional activity, supply management is about creating and sustaining new sources of competitive advantage. The presenter explains how to create a supply management organization that can be counted on to deliver reliable sources of supply and, eventually, competitive advantage. Based on a holistic approach that focuses on breadth rather than depth, the presenter addresses the different elements that comprise strategic supply management, and come together to create a hard-to-duplicate source of competitive advantage.

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Publisher: SAS Institute
File Format: Webcast
Date Published: Jun 26, 2008
Format: Webcasts
Topics: Supply Chain Management, Business Management

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