Article Review: Purchasing and supply chain management

Profitability of the American Airlines Name: Institution: Finance planning and strategy is a project in the American Airlines. John McLean sponsors the project and I, the project manager. The project`s mandate is to coordinate finance planning and strategy of the company. As the project manager, it is my responsibility to deliver superior strategic planning, reporting and results, to provide leadership and staff development. Also, my roles as the project manager entail establishing goals, objectives, and set measures to increase efficiency and productivity. Presenting John McLean with financial analysis for key presentations is another role that I play at American airlines. It is demanded that I portray leadership and strategic thinking skills, problem solving, and ability to translate data and research into action. The project is supposed to increase the profitability through purchasing strategy and proper planning. Profitability can be defined as the state in which a company realizes many financial earnings (Gadde, & Hakansson, 1993). On the other hand, refers to the process of acquiring goods and services in order to achieve the goals of the company. The goals and expectations of the company would have been unachievable. Fortunately, with the help, assistance and inspiration of my project sponsor I have seen the possibility of the project`s success. John McLean is such a mentor. Once you fall, he holds your hand and takes you through the highs and lows of the project. He wants the very best out of his team. Therefore, he will never leave until you achieve the expected. It is under his mentorship that my project is far much able to deliver as per the company` expectations. You run out of ideas, he is there to help and make you realize how many more ideas you have. ...