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Guide to supply chain management / David Jacoby.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Jacoby, David
- Series:
- Economist series
- The Economist
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Business logistics.
- Industrial procurement--Management.
- Industrial procurement.
- Materials management.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (x, 262 pages) : illustrations.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Bloomberg Press, ©2009.
- Contents:
- A historical perspective on industry, trade and transport
- The bullwhip problem
- What supply chain management is and where it is going
- Why CEOs need supply chain management today
- Setting the right supply chain strategy
- Rationalisation : competing on low cost
- Synchronisation : competing on reliability
- Customisation : competing on customer intimacy
- Innovation : competing on revitalisation
- Organising, training and developing staff
- Leveraging information technology
- Measuring success
- Challenges for the future.
- Notes:
- At head of title: The economist.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-226) and index.
- Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9781118473634 (electronic bk.)
- 1118473639 (electronic bk.)
- Publisher Number:
- 90102305502
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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