Supply chain project management : a structured collaborative and measurable approach / James B. Ayers.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ayers, James B.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Business logistics.

Industrial management.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (430 p.)

Edition:

2nd ed.

Place of Publication:

Boca Raton : Auerbach Publications, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Improving supply chain efficiency, especially in an unsettled business climate, requires that managers go beyond doing business as usual. They must apply inspiration and perspiration in a structured, collaborative, and measurable approach that blends project management with supply chain management knowledge and practice.Supply Chain Project Management, Second Edition offers the supply chain practitioners and project managers of today with a fully updated guide for implementing strategic supply chain improvements. It covers how to implement project ma

Contents:

Front cover; Dedication; Contents; Copyright Information; Preface; Acknowledgments; About the Author; SECTION I: SCM EXECUTION-FOUNDATION CONCEPTS; Chapter 1. Purpose and Overview; Chapter 2. Definition Supply Chain Management; Chapter 3. Drivers of Supply Chain Change; Chapter 4. Five SCM Tasks-Foundation for SCM Knowledge; SECTION II: PROJECT MANAGEMENT AND SCM; Chapter 5. Levels of Project Management Maturity; Chapter 6. Project Management Standards; Chapter 7. Project Management Knowledge Areas; Chapter 8. Supply Chain Process Standards and Reference Models

Chapter 9. IT Projects-Lessons for SCMSECTION III: SCM PROJECT PROCESSES; Chapter 10. SCM Maturity Models; Chapter 11. Introduction to SCM Executing Processes; Chapter 12. Developing a Supply Chain Strategy; Chapter 13. Implementing Collaborative Relationships; Chapter 14. Forging Supply Chain Partnerships; Chapter 15. Improving Supply Chain Processes and Systems; Appendix A: Summary of Inputs and Outputs for a Supply Chain Project; Appendix B: SCM Project Responsibilities; Glossary; Bibliography; INDEX; Back cover

Notes:

An Auerbach book.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-04-008221-1

0-429-24987-X

1-282-30393-7

9786612303937

1-4200-8393-7

9780429249877

OCLC:

664233681