The Practice of Supply Chain Management: Where Theory and Application ConvergeFor over a decade, there has been an increasing interest in the use of supply chain methods to improve performance across the entire business enterprise. Numerous industries have recognized the importance of efficient supply chain integration, and, as a result, supply chain management has become a standard part of business practice. The Practice of Supply Chain Management: Where Theory and Application Converge is a must-have volume for users of supply chain management methods, supply chain management researchers, and students in supply chain management. The objective of the book is to provide an overview of this important practice-research cycle, and it is organized into three sections: Core Concepts and Practices; Emerging Supply Chain Practices; and Supply Chain in Action. The focus of the book is on supply chain practice, but supply chain practice that has been heavily influenced by supply chain research. It is this synergy between research and practice that continues to simulate new directions for research. |
Contents
Principles for the Strategic Design of Supply Chains | 3 |
Tactical Planning for Reinventing the Supply Chain | 13 |
The Role of Inventory in Superior Supply Chain Performance | 31 |
Supply Chain Performance Metrics 61 | 60 |
How Companies Leverage | 91 |
The Impact of Webbased Technologies | 108 |
eBusiness and Supply Chain Integration | 123 |
Creating and Leveraging Options in the High Technology | 157 |
The Case | 199 |
Achieving the Impossible | 208 |
Measuring the Benefits of Product Standardization | 221 |
Combinatorial Auctions in Procurement | 245 |
The Benefits of BusinesstoBusiness Applications | 259 |
Supply Chain Management at a Chip Tester | 277 |
Aerospace Supply Chain Dynamics 293 | 292 |
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