Complexity Management with the K-Method
Complexity Management with the K-Method: Price Structures, IT and Controlling for Procurement of Packaging Materials
Springer | Computer Science | November 7, 2015 | ISBN-10: 3662482436 | 107 pages | pdf | 2.5 mb
Springer | Computer Science | November 7, 2015 | ISBN-10: 3662482436 | 107 pages | pdf | 2.5 mb
by Daniel Kossmann (Author), Donald Kossmann (Author)
The only and first book which describes the K-Method
Contains an introduction concept which provides help to overcome the resistance of buyers and especially suppliers to implement the K-Method
Explains how massive cost reductions can be achieved by simplifying the process of price negotiations, tenders, portfolio management, purchase orders, invoice control and controlling when purchasing packaging materials
Demonstrates new approaches for Value Analysis
From the Back Cover
The book describes the K-Method developed by the authors. The purpose of the K-Method is to negotiate and manage a complex portfolio of customised materials all belonging to the same purchasing group (e.g. labels). The underlying idea is to agree on prices for specification features, instead of giving each material an individual price based on its unique specifications. By doing so, a price formula is agreed to between the buyer and the supplier which can even define the prices of future materials with any kind of specification.
About the Author
Donald Kossmann (*1968) , received his Master in Computer Science (Dipl.-Inform.) from the University of Karlsruhe in 1991. He completed his PhD (Dr. rer. nat.) at the RWTH Aachen and his habilitation at the University of Passau. Since 1998 he has been Professor at the TU München, University of Heidelberg and finally at the ETH Zürich. Since 2014 he works as Research Director for Microsoft in Seattle.
Daniel Kossmann (*1964), received his Master in Computer Science (Dipl.-Inform.) from the University of Karlsruhe in 1989. From 1989 to 2007 he worked for Unilever in various positions in Hamburg, Berlin, Warsaw and Paris. Among these positions he has been Head of Supply Management, Head of Management Accounting, and Finance Director for European Supply Management. Daniel Kossmann works since 2007 as a freelancer and consultant
Number of Illustrations and Tables
6 illus., 5 in colour
Topics
Procurement
Simulation and Modeling
Management of Computing and Information Systems
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