Dr. Parniangtong (also known in the USA as Jack P. Chen) is President of CMBT, Strategy and Management Consulting Co. Ltd. His expertise is in competitive strategy formulation, strategy execution, and supply chain management. He also serves as Adjunct Professor at Thammasart University where he is actively addressing issues in the field of Competitive Strategy & Strategy Implementation. Over the past decade, he served as Strategy & Management Professor at Sasin Graduate Institute of Business Administration of Chulalongkorn University where he held Department Head and Administrative Positions, taught and conducted research in the areas of strategic management. He has over 20 years of consulting and work experience with international consulting firms in the USA, prior to coming back to Thailand in 2001.


He is a certified board member and serves as Chairman of the Compensation and Nomination Committee, Independent Board Member, and Member of the AuditCommittee for PM Thoresen Asia Holdings Public Co. Ltd., and Patum Rice Mill and Granary Public Company Limited (Stock Exchange of Thailand-Listed companies).


He serves as strategy advisor to several SET-Listed companies in the consumer product, financial, retailing, and energy industry, and for the Royal Thai Government.


While living in the USA, where he spent almost 30 years, Dr. Sathit worked for Booz, Allen & Hamilton, and AT Kearney, where he managed consulting assignments in strategic management and operational improvements for General Motors, Inland Steel, USAir, Northwest Airline, Lucent Technology, The Department of Transportation, and The Federal Aviation Administration. He also managed oversea consulting projects in Europe, Asia and Latin America. Prior to his consulting career, he held corporate positions at American Airlines and Baxter. He also served as adjunct professor at George Washington University andUniversity of Texas-Arlington.


Sathit has a PhD in Operations Management and Finance, Master's and Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering, all from the University of Wisconsin--Milwaukee.

Represents a practical guide to managing supplier performance

Provides a thorough insight into strategic sourcing

Outlines the mental shift necessary to build robust relationships with suppliers

Includes best practices drawn from several strategic sourcing projects

Chapter 1: Strategic Sourcing: Introduction.- Chapter 2: Strategic Sourcing: Concepts, Principles & Methodology.- Chapter 3: Strategic Sourcing: Internal Analysis.- Chapter 4: Strategic Sourcing: Expenditure Category Strategy Formulation.- Chapter 5: Strategic Sourcing: The Supplier Strategy.- Chapter 6: Strategic Sourcing: Fact-Based Negotiation (FBN) ¿ Planning and Strategy.- Chapter 7: Strategic Sourcing: Required Infrastructure for Supply Management.- Index