Managing supply chains on the Silk Road : strategy, performance, and risk / [edited by] Çagri Haksöz, Sridhar Seshadri, Ananth V. Iyer.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Haksöz, Çagri.

Seshadri, Sridhar

Iyer, Ananth V.

George R. Fink Memorial Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Business logistics.

Silk Road.

Trade routes--Asia.

Trade routes.

Asia.

Physical Description:

xxviii, 295 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press, [2012]

Summary:

This book present emerging supply chain practices from the Silk Road regions that include China, Hong Kong, India, Pakistan, Iran, Central Asia, Lebanon, Turkey, Israel, and Hungary. It takes a results-oriented, comparative approach to supply chain management covering structural, strategic, and operational topics. Providing insights for assessing performance and hedging risk, this is a handbook that no competitive supply chain executive can afford to ignore.

Contents:

Part I Supply Chain Strategy on the Silk Road

1 Silk Road Supply Chains: A Historical Perspective / Çagri Haksöz Haksöz, Çagri, Damla Durak USar USar, Damla Durak 3

2 The Silk Road Linking Artisans in India to Designers in Italy and World Markets / Ananth V. Iyer Iyer, Ananth V., Andrea Lenterna Lenterna, Andrea 27

3 Logistics Management Insights from the Silk Road Geography / Ercan Korkut Korkut, Ercan 39

4 Formal and Informal Financial Institutions and Entrepreneurship: The Case of Bazaars and Microfinance in Central Asia / Deniz Tura Tura, Deniz 51

5 Israel: A Start-Up Nation in a Global Supply Chain Context: The Revival of a Virtual Silk Road / Ehud Menipaz Menipaz, Ehud 71

6 Decoding Supply Chain Leadership in India / Janat Shah Shah, Janat, Deb Abrata Ghosh Ghosh, Deb Abrata 105

Part II Supply Chain Performance on the Silk Road

7 Borusan Lojistik: Winning in the 3PL Market / Murat Kaya Kaya, Murat, Çagri Haksöz Haksöz, Çagri 121

8 Cross-Docking Insights from a Third-Party Logistics Firm in Turkey / Gürdal Ertek Ertek, Gürdal 141

9 Balance of Power between Buyer and Supplier: The Case of Chinese and Western Companies / Oliver Schneider Schneider, Oliver, Robert Alard Alard, Robert, Josef Oehmen Oehmen, Josef 157

10 Outsourcing Design to Asia: ODM Practices / Qi Feng Feng, Qi, Lauren Xiaqyuan Lu Lu, Lauren Xiaqyuan 169

11 Milk Collection at Nestle Pakistan Ltd / Arif Iqbal Rana Rana, Arif Iqbal, Mohammad Kamran Mumtaz Mumtaz, Mohammad Kamran 185

12 Role of Hungarian Railway on the New Silk Road / Paul Lacourbe Lacourbe, Paul 205

Part III Supply Chain Risk on the Silk Road

13 Private-Humanitarian Supply Chain Partnerships on the Silk Road / Orla Stapleton Stapleton, Orla, Lea Stadtler Stadtler, Lea, Luk N. Van Wassenhove Wassenhove, Luk N. Van 217

14 Incorporating Harvest, Maturity, Yield, and Demand Risk in Planning for Agricultural Supply Chains for Premium Products / Baris Tan Tan, Baris 239

15 Managing Procurement Risks in Turkish Machinery Industry: The Case of Renkler Makina / Muhittin H. Demir Demir, Muhittin H., Burcu Adivar Adivar, Burcu, Çagri Haksöz Haksöz, Çagri 253

16 Supply Chain Risk and Sourcing Strategies: Automotive Industry in Iran / Hoda Davarzani Davarzani, Hoda, Andreas Norrman Norrman, Andreas 267.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the George R. Fink Memorial Fund.

ISBN:

1439867208

9781439867204

OCLC:

676728367

Publisher Number:

99947773459