Designing and Managing the Supply Chain is an important contribution and major milestone for the supply chain community. It is the first book that covers a comprehensive breadth of supply chain topics in depth, and addresses the major challenges in this area. Experts wrote it from academia and industry that have been researching, consulting, and developing software for supply chain management for many years. The book includes many classic and new case studies, numerous examples as well as in-depth analysis of some of the technical issues involved in inventory management, network design, and strategic partnering, to name a few. Since many companies view supply chain management as the core of their business strategy, this book will appeal to students as well as managers involved in any of the processes that make up the supply chain.

Book Info

Provides a comprehensive breadth of supply chain topics in depth and addresses the major challenges in this area. Designed to serve as a textbook for MBA-level logistics and supply chain management courses. CD-ROM included. DLC: Physical distribution of goods--Management.



Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Introduction

Chapter 2 Logistic Network Configuration

Chapter 3 Inventory Management and Risk Pooling

Chapter 4 The Value of Information

Chapter 5 Distribution Strategies

Chapter 6 Strategic Alliances

Chapter 7 International Supply Chain Management

Chapter 8 Coordinated Product and Supply Chain Management

Chapter 9 Customer Value and Supply Chain Management

Chapter 10 Information Technology for Supply Chain Management

Chapter 11 Decision Support Systems for Supply Chain Management

Appendix A: The Computerized Beer Game

Appendix B: The Risk Pool Game