Excellence in supply chain management
Subtitle: how to understand and improve supply chains
By: Stuart Emmett
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Cambridge Academic
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Cambridge
Language: eng
Number of pages: 218
ISBN-13: 9781903499399
Subjects: Business logistics; Delivery of goods; Management; Logistique (Organisation); Livraison de marchandises; Gestion; Supply Chain Management
Other titles: How to understand and improve supply chains; Supply chains
Description: This book explores and explains the critical elements of Supply Chain Management, including Understanding the Supply Chain and Supply Chain Planning and Operations, as well as Alternative Approaches and how to improve. The book is intended for: a- professional managers in all supply chain roles and job positions; b- academics such as lecturers or students studying business topics like procurement, logistics, distribution, and the supply chain; and c- students of professional institutes such as the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport, The Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply. The style of the book is direct, with little jargon. It covers all the basics, as well as providing detailed and wider discussions to encourage thought. Practical application remains a central theme, illustrated by the extensive use of case studies, application checklists and visual and graphic illustrations. -- Back cover.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-199) and index.
Table of contents: title: 1.; title: Understanding the supply chain -- -- 2.; title: Supply chain planning -- -- 3.; title: Supply chain operations -- -- 4.; title: Supply chain alternative approaches -- -- 5.; title: Supply chain improvements -- -- App. 1.; title: Abbreviations -- -- App. 2.; title: Further information -- -- App. 3.; title: Supply chain analysis questions.