Competing Through Supply Chain Management: Creating Market-Winning Strategies Through Supply Chain Partnerships

by David F. Ross

Overview

SCM is one of the hottest topics in manufacturing and distribution, and like JIT and TQC it requires a corporate commitment. This book provides both fundamental principles of SCM as well as a set of guidelines to assist in practical application of SCM. It will be one of the first books on the market that deals exclusively with SCM and its application. Readers in the academic, management sciences, sales, marketing and government environments will find this book of particular interest.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780412137211
Publisher:	Springer US
Publication date:	10/31/1997
Series:	Chapman & Hall Materials Management/Logistics Series
Edition description:	1998
Pages:	366
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.25(h) x 0.36(d)

Table of Contents

1. Meeting the Challenge of Supply Chain Management.- 2. The Challenge of Today’s Business Environment.- 3. Evolution of Supply Chain Management.- 4. Developing SCM Strategies.- 5. Supply Channel Management.- 6. Supply Chain Inventory Management.- 7. Supply Chain Quality and Performance Measurement.- 8. The Work Force and Information Technology.- 9. Implementing Supply Chain Management.

Editorial Reviews

A guide for managers, consultants, and researchers to using partnerships with suppliers as a core business strategy, rather than the current focus on internal factors that replaced the earlier emphasis on markets. Explains such aspects as the business environment, developing strategies, managing the supply channel and inventory, quality and performance measurement, the work force and information technology, and implementation. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

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