The supply chain is at the heart of every successful business organization's decision-making process. This textbook explains how to create a winning supply chain management strategy by spotlighting how senior executives in European and US companies have turned their supply chains into strategic weap
Strategic Supply Chain Management
β Scribed by Syed Abdul Rehman Khan, Zhang Yu
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing
- Year
- 2019
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 514
- Series
- EAI/Springer Innovations in Communication and Computing
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Category
- Library
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β¦ Synopsis
This book covers the scope of supply chain and logistics, which has continued to grow with a rapid speed. The book includes core aspects of supply chain and logistics philosophy and practice. The authors then cover the general principles of supply chain and logistics that can be applied in countries throughout the world. Where concepts cannot be generalized, they are based primarily on a European model. The authors have also added some international material and examples from China, Pakistan, India, and the USA. The book is intended to help in the quest of supply chain and logistics to reduce cost and improve service, as well as to keep up-to-date the different facets of supply chain and logistics in a global market. In addition, this book helps candidates to who are undertaking examinations for universities and professional institutes, and bachelor and master students who are studying for degrees in supply chain management. In addition, the book covers technical terminologies, definitions, and a supply chain dictionary.
β¦ Table of Contents
Front Matter ....Pages i-xxxviii
Introduction to Supply Chain Management (Syed Abdul Rehman Khan, Zhang Yu)....Pages 1-22
Key Issues in Logistics and Supply Chain (Syed Abdul Rehman Khan, Zhang Yu)....Pages 23-37
Global Sourcing (Syed Abdul Rehman Khan, Zhang Yu)....Pages 39-80
Warehousing and Storage Equipment (Syed Abdul Rehman Khan, Zhang Yu)....Pages 81-107
Inventory Management (Syed Abdul Rehman Khan, Zhang Yu)....Pages 109-138
Warehouse Design and Management (Syed Abdul Rehman Khan, Zhang Yu)....Pages 139-154
Domestic and Global Logistics (Syed Abdul Rehman Khan, Zhang Yu)....Pages 155-190
Procurement (Syed Abdul Rehman Khan, Zhang Yu)....Pages 191-206
Performance Measurement and Evaluation (Syed Abdul Rehman Khan, Zhang Yu)....Pages 207-232
Environmental and Ethical Issues in SCM (Syed Abdul Rehman Khan, Zhang Yu)....Pages 233-248
IT in Supply Chain Management (Syed Abdul Rehman Khan, Zhang Yu)....Pages 249-260
Future Trends in Supply Chain (Syed Abdul Rehman Khan, Zhang Yu)....Pages 261-270
Case Studies (Syed Abdul Rehman Khan, Zhang Yu)....Pages 271-290
Back Matter ....Pages 291-483
β¦ Subjects
Engineering; Engineering Economics, Organization, Logistics, Marketing; Operations Research/Decision Theory; Facility Management
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