Welcome back to another installment of Whitepaper Wednesday here on the Purchasing Certification Blog. Today, I\u2019ll be reviewing a whitepaper entitled \u201cSupply Management Transformation: A Leader\u2019s Guide\u201d from Supply Chain Management Review and Greybeard Advisors.<\/p>\n
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This whitepaper, written by former CPO and current executive advisor Robert Rudzki, somehow concisely details all of the high-level, necessary components of a supply management transformation. Rudzki defines supply management transformation as \u201cthe successful conversion or metamorphosis of supply management from a transaction-based, reactive function to a proactive, strategic driver of business performance\u2014whose input is regularly sought by other areas of the company.\u201d<\/p>\n
The whitepaper starts out by discussing the strategic corporate objectives and measurements that are important to senior management and pointing out that, in many organizations, the supply management function is generally under-recognized for its ability to contribute to strategic corporate objectives. It says that supply management \u201cis uniquely positioned\u2014more so than most functions\u2014to have a broad and sustainable impact on the business. The sad fact, though, is that most senior executives are unaware of this. A big reason for this lack of awareness is that no one has communicated the supply management opportunity in their
\nlanguage. Awareness doesn\u2019t just happen by itself. The central challenge for supply management professionals, then, is to take a leadership role in helping their senior management understand.\u201d<\/p>\n
After educating the reader on how to impact the things that are important to senior management, the whitepaper introduces six \u201cdimensions\u201d of a successful transformation including objectives, best practices, innovation and technology, and more.<\/p>\n
Rudzki offers a few of the type of insightful, irreverent, non-academic rants that get my attention, such as:<\/p>\n
Despite the fact that this whitepaper is only seven pages long, it packs a lot of punch and can serve as an excellent detailed reference for a current or aspiring CPO who is embarking on a transformation initiative. You can get your own copy directly from http:\/\/www.greybeardadvisors.com\/ and there is no registration required.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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