Presentations Eliminate Supply Chain Hurdles by Being a Good Customer

Eliminate Supply Chain Hurdles by Being a Good Customer

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Short name: Eliminate Supply Chain Hurdles by Being a Good Customer
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Understand fascinating recent changes in strategic thinking, communications, relationships and practices that are enabling supply chain organizations to excel. The presenters will discuss how to handle organizational relationships at different tiers and of different sizes, ways to earn preferential treatment from key suppliers, what being a good customer looks like, and tips to manage your firm's role in a multi-tier supply chain. The backbone of a proven process will be described and the increasingly important issue of cybersecurity will be investigated through the lens of a multi-tier supply chain.

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Eliminate Supply Chain Hurdles by Being a Good Customer
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Nicholas Little, Steven A. Melnyk
Author Bio

Nicholas Little is director of railway education at the Eli Broad College of Business at Michigan State University. He brings industry-based expertise to complement academic strengths as a member of its Executive Development Programs group, specializing in customized programs and global supply chain client relationships.

Steven Melnyk, Ph.D., is a professor of supply chain and operations management at Michigan State University. He has co-authored 20 books and more than 90 articles. Melnyk's research focus includes supply chain risk and resilience, strategic supply chain management, behavioral research, and certified management standards.


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Emerging Topics Procurement and Sourcing Supplier Relationship Management Supply Chain Strategy