Delivering the Goods
Subtitle: The Art of Managing Your Supply Chain
Publisher: Wiley
Published: August 15, 2002
Language: eng
Number of pages: 272
ISBN-13: 9780471211143
First sentence: Military logistics was very much in the forefront of the mind of the Western world at the beginning of the 1990s as the United States, the United Kingdom, and its more than two dozen Coalition partners rampaged to victory in the short, blitzkrieg-like war known as Desert Storm, liberating Kuwait from Iraqi occupation.
Description: "Delivering the Goods looks at business logistics through the history of successful military logistical operations undertaken by leaders from Alexander the Great to General Norman Schwarzkopf. After exploring some of the most inventive solutions ever devised for logistical problems, the authors apply the lessons learned to modern business. In the process they include real-world examples of techniques for supply chain optimization used by various organizations - from the modern U.S.

Army to the computer company Sun Microsystems.".

"In the increasingly competitive and cost-conscious corporate environment of the next few decades, the question of delivery - how rapidly, how well, and how cheaply you deliver goods and services to the customer - will be the paramount differentiating factor for companies. In fact, one fifth or more of sales for a typical American company is represented by transportation and distribution costs, or what are essentially supply chain costs.

Therefore, even a slightly more efficient delivery system can become a significant competitive advantage for large companies." "Delivering the Goods provides case studies and histories of successful logistical operations throughout history, but it also offers practical guidance on applying proven logistical principles to your business. Manage your supply chain properly, and you just might bring home the ultimate spoils of war - customers."--BOOK JACKET.