The Essentials of Supply Chain Management: New Business Concepts and Applications
- ISBN-10
- 0134036409
- ISBN-13
- 9780134036403
- Category
- Business & Economics
- Pages
- 400
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2015-05-23
- Publisher
- FT Press
- Author
- Hokey Min
Description
This is today's indispensable introduction to supply chain management for today's students and tomorrow's managers – not yesterday's! Prof. Hokey Min focuses on modern business strategies and applications – transcending obsolete logistics- and purchasing-driven approaches still found in many competitive books. Focusing on outcomes throughout, The Essentials of Supply Chain Management shows how to achieve continuous organizational success by applying modern supply chain concepts. Reflecting his extensive recent experience working with leading executives and managers, Min teaches highly-effective methods for supply chain thinking and problem-solving. You'll master an integrated Total System Approach that places functions like inventory control and transportation squarely in context, helping you smoothly integrate internal and external functions, and establish effective inter-firm cooperation and strategic alliances across complex supply chains. Coverage includes: Understanding modern sourcing, logistics, operations, sales, and marketing – and how they fit together Using modern supply chain methods to improve customer satisfaction and quality Working with cutting-edge supply chain technology and metrics Moving towards greater sustainability and more effective risk management Working with core analytical tools to evaluate supply chain practices and measure performance Legal, ethical, cultural, and environmental/sustainability aspects of modern supply chain operations How to build a career in global supply chain management The Essentials of Supply Chain Management will be an indispensable resource for all graduate and undergraduate students in supply chain management, and for every practitioner pursuing professional certification or executive education in the field.
Get the book
Other editions
-
- 2022-02-27
- 586 pages
- Paperback
- Independently Published
-
- 2015
- - pages
- Paperback
- Financial Times/Prentice Hall
Similar books
-
Essentials of Supply Chain Management
By Michael H. HugosThis book takes you inside the supply chain to show you what you need to know.
-
Essentials of Supply Chain Management
By Michael H. HugosMichael H. Hugos. - Outside Flexibility Activity Cycle Time The cycle time measures the amount of time it takes to perform a supply chain activity such as order fulfillment, product design, product assembly, or any other activity that ...
-
Supply Chain Management Best Practices
By David BlanchardDave Nelson, Patricia E. Moody, and Jonathan R. Stegner, The Incredible Payback (New York: Amacom, 2005), 54–55. 6. Perry A. Trunick, “Why Do Companies Overspend for Logistics?” Logistics Today (July 2004): 1, 10. 7.
-
Lean Supply Chain Management Essentials: A Framework for Materials Managers
By Bill Kerber, Brian J. DreckshagePresenting an alternate approach to supply chain management, Lean Supply Chain Management Essentials: A Framework for Materials Managers explains why the traditional materials planning environment, typically embodied by an Enterprise ...
-
Fundamentals of Supply Chain Management
Fundamentals of Supply Chain Management
-
Essentials of Logistics and Management, Third Edition
By Corynne Jaffeux, Philippe WieserThe logistician plays a critical role in the growth of his or her company – in this third edition of Essentials of Logistics, the conceptual framework in which all the stakes and themes of logistics is systematically analyzed, with a ...
-
Essentials of Inventory Management
By Max MullerHis books include The Manager's Guide to HR as well as the first edition of Essentials of Inventory Management.
-
The Control Techniques Drives and Controls Handbook
By Bill DruryThis book contains a great deal of practical information for drives and industrial engineers who use motors and drives. It is a comprehensive guide to the technology underlying drives and motors.
-
Basics of Supply Chain Management
By Ed Hill, Lawrence D. FredendallSupply Chain Management (SCM) was once a "pie in the sky" concept that could not be fully achieved.
-
Essentials of Supply Chain Management
By Dr. S.G. Deshmukh & Dr. R.P. Mohanty, S. G. DeshmukhThis book is meant for graduate students and professionals of business management and senior executives responsible for generating value for the stakeholders by way of gaining knowledge about Supply Chain Management.