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Record Nr.

UNINA9910254936803321

Autore

Kossmann Daniel

Titolo

Complexity Management with the K-Method [[electronic resource] ] : Price Structures, IT and Controlling for Procurement of Packaging Materials / / by Daniel Kossmann, Donald Kossmann

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Berlin, Heidelberg : , : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2016

ISBN

3-662-48244-4

Edizione

[1st ed. 2016.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (112 p.)

Disciplina

650

Soggetti

Industrial procurement

Computer simulation

Management information systems

Computer science

Procurement

Simulation and Modeling

Management of Computing and Information Systems

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction to the Book -- Definitions and typical issues -- The K-Method, example of a price formula -- Solutions for big issues using the K-Method -- Reasonig for the introduction of the K-Method -- The K-Method and other industries -- Outlook on advanced technologies -- Specific issues when designing a price formula -- Implementation in the ERP system -- Specification features of selected categories -- Value analysis -- Step prices -- Consistent prices -- Deduction of the price formula.

Sommario/riassunto

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 giving each material an individual price based on its unique specifications. By doing so, a price formula is agreed to between the buyer and the supplier which can even define



the prices of future materials with any kind of specification.