This informative, comprehensive, yet practical guide provides readers with a complete tool-kit of how to approach global sourcing successfully. Based on real world experiences on implementing and sustaining global sourcing the book provides readers with key guidance on: * Foundations of Strategic Sourcing * Management, risk, governance and legal considerations * Organizational change, innovation and relationship management * Transition planning and the end-game * Successful principles for new business development from a service provider perspective * Future trends, summary and lessons learned Ultimately this guide will take readers from 'principles' to 'how to's' including: * How to develop, implement, manage and govern an effective global sourcing strategy and plan * How to put in place policies and processes that can be monitored to provide a balanced approach to sourcing * How to build a strategic top-down framework coupled with an operational roadmap * How to incorporate bottom-up implementation principles and practices that work * How to ensure a coordinated, cost-effective and value-delivery plan and operating environment for strategic and tactical sourcing.  Meer