Quick Response in the Supply Chain

✍ Scribed by M. Walker (auth.), Dr. Eleni Hadjiconstantinou (eds.)

• Publisher: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
• Year: 1999
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 195
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Successful supply chain management is a source of competitive advantage in today's dynamic business environment. Relevant issues both at the strategic and operational levels of decision-making are considered in this book which provides the reader with an up-to-date analysis of the latest theoretical and practical trends in supply chain management. Using a variety of case-studies from different industry sectors, the book examines the various components of the supply chain, analyses the trade-offs that exist in achieving integration, and explores issues of organisation and implementation.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages I-XI
Quick Response: From Evolution to Revolution — New Strategies for Business Logistics....Pages 1-6
The Quick Response Model and its Applicability in the UK....Pages 7-10
The Role of Logistics and IT in the European Enterprise....Pages 11-20
Electronic Trading in Europe....Pages 21-33
Electronic Commerce — A Vital Component in Logistics Strategies....Pages 35-46
Global Networking: Why a Managed Solution is Best....Pages 47-49
In-house or Third Party Distribution?....Pages 51-60
Distribution Trends in the Food Manufacturing and Processing Industries....Pages 61-68
Pan-European Business Systems: Results of Survey....Pages 69-76
Supply Chain Planning Under Uncertainty....Pages 77-96
New Trends in Rapid Response Manufacturing Logistics....Pages 97-129
Quick Response Manufacturing in the Tyre Industry....Pages 131-140
Changing Methods in the Toiletries Industry: A Case Study....Pages 141-150
Time Based Distribution....Pages 151-164
Integrators: The Challenge of Changing Logistics Structures....Pages 165-172
Quick Response in Retail Distribution: An International Perspective....Pages 173-187

✦ Subjects

Production/Logistics/Supply Chain Management; Control, Robotics, Mechatronics; Engineering Economics, Organization, Logistics, Marketing