Complexity Management with the K-Method Price Structures, IT and Controlling for Procurement of Packaging Materials /

• Main Authors: Kossmann, Daniel (Author), Kossmann, Donald (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2016.
• Subjects: Business.; Industrial procurement.; Computer simulation.; Management information systems.; Computer science.; Business and Management.; Procurement.; Simulation and Modeling.; Management of Computing and Information Systems.

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 givi...