Supply chain management : best practices / David Blanchard.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Blanchard, David, 1958-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Business logistics.

Production management.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (303 p.)

Edition:

2nd ed.

Place of Publication:

Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley & Sons, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Learn what it takes to develop and have a ""best-in-class"" supply chain This new edition shows you how to build supply chains that work by illustrating how leading companies are doing it. Identifying world-class supply chains in more than a dozen different industries and explaining in detail how these companies got to where they are, this essential book reveals the proven strategies, solutions, and performance metrics used by leading companies to design their extended enterprises. Identifies proven strategies, solutions, and performance metrics for supply chain management be

Contents:

Supply Chain Management Best Practices, Second Edition; Contents; Preface to the Second Edition; Acknowledgments; Part I: Introduction to Supply Chain Management; Chapter 1: If Supply Chain Is the Answer, Then What's the Question?; Chapter 2: Anatomy of a Supply Chain; Chapter 3: Supply Chain Metrics: Measuring Up to High Standards; Part II: Traditional Core Processes of Supply Chain Management; Chapter 4: Planning and Forecasting: Headed for the Future; Chapter 5: Procurement: Go Right to the Source: Go Right to the Source

Chapter 6: Manufacturing: Supply Chain on the Make: Supply Chain on the MakeChapter 7: Transportation: Logistics`a la Mode; Chapter 8: Distribution and Warehousing: Going with the Flow; Chapter 9: Site Selection: Location, Location, Location; Chapter 10: Globalization: It's a Not-So-Small World; Chapter 11: Customer Service: Keeping the Customer Satisfied; Part III: Supply Chain Strategies; Chapter 12: 3PLs: When You'd Rather Not Do It Yourself; Chapter 13: Collaboration: Extending the Enterprise; Chapter 14: Security: Seeking Shelter from Supply Chain Storms; Chapter 15: RFID: A Game of Tags

Chapter 16: Green Supply Chains: It's Not Easy Going GreenChapter 17: Continuous Improvement: Lean on Me; Chapter 18: The Supply Chain Profession: What Keeps You Up at Night?; Notes; About the Author; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-470-60959-1

1-119-20291-4

1-282-69053-1

9786612690532

0-470-60954-0

OCLC:

609862566