Performance Measurement and Incentive Systems in Purchasing More Than Just Savings /

• Main Authors: Hofmann, Erik (Author), Maucher, Daniel (Author), Kotula, Martin (Author), Kreienbrink, Oliver (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Series: Professional Supply Management, 3
• Subjects: Business.; Accounting.; Bookkeeping.; Production management.; Business and Management.; Operations Management.; Accounting/Auditing.

In recent years, purchasing performance measurement have steadily gained in importance in theory and practice. Yet, in many cases, the focus still remains on cost items, especially savings. Moreover, reported performance ratios in purchasing are frequently called into question in terms of their amou...

Table of Contents:

• Purchasing Performance Measurement" Challenge
• Purchasing Performance Measurement at the Level of Commodity Groups
• Excursus: Concepts for Increasing Purchasing Performance in Corporate Practice
• Purchasing Performance Measurement on the Procurement Organization Level
• Supplier Evaluation and Performance Measurement on the Buyer-Supplier-Relationship Level
• Holistic Systems for Purchasing Performance Measurement
• Performance-Oriented Incentive Systems and Bonus Payments for Buyers, Procurement Organizations and Suppliers
• Ten Steps to a "Sustained" Purchasing Performance Measurement
• References.