Materials Management: An Executive's Supply Chain Guide

The field of materials management is not a profession requiring a specialized degree or the passing of a board or bar examination. There is no set of common rules and guidelines that all companies can follow because processes are different. Regardless of industry or field, however, every supply chain professional does have the same goal: to develop and position their company’s supply chains in order to compete and win in today’s global marketplace.

Drawing on author Stan McDonald’s vast indu...