Textbook for purchasing newly published
Without a toolbox - equipped with the right tools - every craftsman is lost. Anyone who knows his trade knows which tool to use for which problem solution. This applies equally to purchasing. In his new book "Werkzeugkoffer des Einkaufs - Instrumente für das Lieferantenmanagement wirkungsvoll anwenden", Herbert Ruile illustrates how purchasing professionals can further sharpen their skills with the right tools.
Masters of their trade can be recognized by the tools they use: Particularly in the wake of the digital transformation, it is essential to equip employees in purchasing with the necessary skills and the right tools. The selection of good "purchasing tools" is now large - there are currently over 100 tools that enable procurement tasks to be processed and solved more efficiently and effectively, i.e. holistically. This results in a total of around three million combinatorial variants of tools. This shows - the mere availability of a toolbox is by no means sufficient. Only the right use of the appropriate tool can sustainably increase organizational efficiency.
The book is not a theoretical treatise, but developed from practice for practice. This was done as part of an Innosuisse project at the University of Applied Sciences Northwestern Switzerland - with the support of procure.ch and purchasing experts from local companies. The selection of tools follows a simple principle of equivalence of the degree of complexity of the situation and the tool - the choice of tools is therefore not arbitrary. The book is basically an instruction manual. And with its digital integration into the company, it becomes a learning expert system for effective and efficient purchasing.
The book:
"Purchasing Toolbox - Using Supplier Management Tools Effectively".
ISBN 978-3-033-08731-6, 488 pages
The book can be ordered now: www.procure.ch/werkzeugkoffer-einkauf
To the author:
Herbert Ruile (60) is Managing Director of Logistikum Switzerland, an extra-university education and innovation center for purchasing, logistics and SCM. He completed technical training as a mechanical engineer with a doctorate from the Technical University of Munich and further business training with an MBA at EIPM, Archamps (F). Important professional stations were Höchst, ABB, Alstom and the FHNW.
