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Guide to supply chain management / David Jacoby.
Series: The Economist seriesPublication details: New York : Bloomberg Press, c2009.Description: x, 262 p. : ill. ; 23 cmISBN:- 9781576603451 :
- 1576603458 :
- Title on cover: Guide to supply chain management : how getting it right boosts corporate performance
- HD38.5 .J33 2009
Contents:
Summary: "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.
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.
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American University in Dubai | American University in Dubai | Main Collection | HD 38.5 .J33 2009 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 5070692 |
At head of title: The economist.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 211-226) and index.
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.
"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.
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