Supply Chain Management: From Vision to Implementation (Paperback)

This text takes a strategic, managerial, and cross-functional view of Supply Chain Management, enabling managers to participate in the vision and implementation of world-class supply chain networks. To achieve this, the book introduces a Supply Chain Roadmap process model as a guiding framework for designing and implementing integrated supply chains. Students gain the knowledge and analytical tools to perform analysis and act as change agents within their organizations.

Features
* Supply Chain Roadmap - This process model provides a guiding framework to help students learn the decision involved in designing supply chain strategy.
* Chapter Layout - This layout follows and reinforces the integral Supply Chain Roadmap theme throughout. Real-world, Global Examples. Running Opening Story. End-of-Chapter Cases - These cases highlight critical strategic decisions, practices and tools required to achieve supply chain success.

Contents

Part I: The Building Blocks of Supply Chain Management
* Supply Chain Management and Competitive Strategy
* Customer Fulfillment Strategies
* Process Thinking: SCM's Foundation
* The New Product Development Process: Managing the Idea Infrastructure
* The Order Fulfillment Process: Managing the Physical Flow Infrastructure

Part II: Designing the Supply Chain
* Scanning and Global Supply Chain Design
* Supply Chain Mapping
* Supply Chain Cost Management
* Core Competencies and Outsourcing
* Supply Chain Rationalization and Role Shifting

Part III: Collaborating Across the Supply Chain
* Relationship Management
* Information Sharing
* Performance Measurement
* People Management: Bridge or Barrier to SCM
* Collaborative Innovation