
- 640 pages
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Handbook of Supply Chain Management
About this book
Supply chain management (SCM) disciplines have produced a flood of new concepts, methods, and tools; if applied wisely, they will improve results. A resource that weeds out and consolidates this new information will lower the business risk of implementing change. Interpreting models and viewpoints from many fields into a supply chain contex
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Table of contents
- Front Cover
- Dedication
- Contents
- About the Author
- Contributors
- Acknowledgments
- Preface
- 1. Introduction to the Supply Chain
- 2. Supply Chain Management - The "Right" Way
- 3. Drivers of Supply Chain Change
- 4. SCM and Strategy
- 5. SCM Assessment Tools
- 6. Linking the Supply Chain with the Customer
- 7. Globalization and Supply Chain Design
- 8. The Beginning - Scoping the Supply Chain Strategy
- 9. Businesses within the Business
- 10. Supply Chains as Activity Systems
- 11. Applying QFD in Activity System Design
- 12. The Supply Chain and New Products
- 13. Foundation for Supply Chain Change
- 14. Functional Roles in Supply Chain Change
- 15. Supply Chain Project Management — A Team Framework
- 16. Institutionalizing Supply Chain Changes
- 17. Collaborative Relationships
- 18. Emerging Partnership Model
- 19. Planning for Partnerships
- 20. Stage 3: Supply Chain Implementation
- 21. The Extended Enterprise™ at Chrysler Group
- 22. Supply Chain Process Management
- 23. Supply Chain Process Evaluation
- 24. Supply Chain Process Documentation
- 25. Supply Chain Technology Applications
- 26. Cost and the Supply Chain
- 27. Root Cause — Clarity
- 28. Root Cause — Variability
- 29. Root Cause — Design
- 30. Root Cause — Information
- 31. Root Cause — Weak Links
- 32. ABC Implementation
- 33. 3C Alternative to MRP II
- 34. Supply Chain Prestudy
- 35. From Purchasing to Strategic Sourcing — A Roadmap
- 36. Implementing Enterprise Software Toward The Multicompany Environment
- 37. Selecting Supply Chain Software
- 38. Lessons from a Failed Supply Chain Initiative
- 39. Semiconductor Equipment: Supply Chain Links
- 40. Bicycle Manufacturer: Internet Strategy
- 41. Supply Chain Management in Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul Operations
- 42. Adapting to a New Supply Chain Role
- 43. Performance Improvement through Metrics for Buyers
- 44. Wholesale Grocer: Supply Chain “Streamlining”
- 45. Consolidation Centers in the Lean Supply Chain
- Appendix A
- Appendix B
- Index