Guide to supply chain management
by
Jacoby, David.
Title
:
Guide to supply chain management
Author
:
Jacoby, David.
ISBN
:
9781576603451
Personal Author
:
Jacoby, David.
Publication Information
:
New York : Bloomberg Press, c2009.
Physical Description
:
x, 262 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
:
The Economist
The Economist series
General Note
:
At head of title: The economist.
Contents
:
A historical perspective on industry, trade and transport -- The bullwhip problem -- What supply chain management is and where it is going -- Why CEOs need supply chain management today -- Setting the right supply chain strategy -- Rationalisation : competing on low cost -- Synchronisation : competing on reliability -- Customisation : competing on customer intimacy -- Innovation : competing on revitalisation -- Organising, training and developing staff -- Leveraging information technology -- Measuring success -- Challenges for the future.
Abstract
:
"Globalization, technology, and an increasingly competitive business environment have encouraged huge changes in supply chain management, the art of sourcing components and delivering finished goods to the customer as cost effectively and efficiently as possible. This guide explores the different aspects of supply chain management and gives hundreds of real life examples of what firms have achieved"--Provided by publisher.
Subject Term
:
Business logistics.
Industrial procurement -- Management.
| Library | Material Type | Item Barcode | Shelf Number | Copy |
|---|
| IIEMSA | General Books | 33168025437605 | 658.7 J17G 2009 | 1 |