Jules Goffre, Mike Hales, Yves Thill and John Piatek
Jules Goffre is a partner with A.T. Kearney and is based in Munich. He can be contacted at [email protected] Mike Hales is a partner with A.T. Kearney. He is based in Chicago and can be contacted at [email protected] Yves Thill is a partner with A.T. Kearney. He is based in Atlanta and can be reached at [email protected] John Piatek is a consultant with A.T. Kearney and is based in Chicago.
How Business Leaders Can Get Both Low Cost and Differentiation from...
Today, nearly every company has a chief procurement officer (CPO) leading a sourcing team in search of annual cost reductions. Over time, however, this laser focus on prices and costs has driven a commoditization of offerings that has limited competition among suppliers merely to the best price for a given specification.
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