Transforming U.S. Army supply chains : strategies for management innovation / Greg H. Parlier.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Parlier, Greg H.

Series:

Supply and operations management collection, 2156-8200.

Supply and operations management collection, 2156-8200

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Army--Supplies and stores--Inventory control.

United States.

Logistics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (327 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

[New York, N.Y.] (222 East 46th Street, New York, NY 10017) : Business Expert Press, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This text offers a practical approach for understanding the U.S. Army's extremely complex global logistics system, widely acknowledged as one of the largest in the world. The focus is on inventory management policy where prescriptions are illuminated through the prism of an enterprise supply chain analysis.

Contents:

Part I. Project overview

1. Background

2. The immediate problem

3. Current logistics structure

4. Supply chain concepts: analytical foundation for improving logistics system effectiveness

Part II. Multistage analysis of systemic challenges

5. Readiness production stage: tactical units

6. Operational mission and training demand stage

7. Retail stage: tactical level

8. Reverse logistics stage: retrograde

9. Wholesale stage: national level

10. Acquisition stage

11. Summary

Part III. Multistage integration for efficiency, resilience, and effectiveness

12. Achieving efficiency: an integrated multiechelon inventory solution

13. Designing for resilience: adaptive logistics network concepts

14. Improving effectiveness: pushing the logistics performance envelope

Part IV. Design and evaluation: an analytical architecture to guide logistics transformation

15. Multistage supply chain optimization

16. System dynamics modeling and dynamic strategic planning

17. Operational and organizational risk evaluation

18. Logistics system readiness and program development

19. Accelerating transformation: an engine for innovation

Part V. Management concepts for transformation

20. Organizational redesign for army force generation

21. Contributions of (transactional) information system technology and (analytical) operations research

22. Performance-based logistics and capabilities-based planning for an expeditionary army

23. Financial management challenges to business modernization

24. Human capital investment for a collaborative enterprise

25. Strategic management concepts for a learning organization

26. Final thoughts

Appendix A. Acronyms

Appendix B. Additional reading

Notes

References

Index.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 261-286) and index.

Title from PDF t.p. (viewed on March 15, 2011).

ISBN:

9781782681151

1782681159

9781283892896

1283892898

9781606492369

1606492365

OCLC:

714283525

Publisher Number:

2 BEP