Introduction to Supply Chain Management

by Handfield, Robert B.; Nichols, Ernest L., Jr.

• ISBN13: 9780136216162
• ISBN10: 0136216161
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1998-06-12
• Publisher: Pearson

Summary

Covers supply chain management as a whole, focusing on the integration of components associated with developing new products, buying materials, transforming them, and shipping them to customers.Contains topical discussions ofwhat supply chains are, why they are important, and what types of challenges are implicit in managing supply chains.A book well-suited for business and engineering practitioners in executive education forums.

Table of Contents

Preface	vii
CHAPTER 1: Introduction to Supply Chain Management	1	(13)
Information Systems and Supply Chain Management	6	(1)
Inventory Management across the Supply Chain	7	(2)
Supply Chain Relationships	9	(3)
Challenges Facing Supply Chain Managers	12	(1)
Purpose of the Book	13	(1)
CHAPTER 2: The Role of Information Systems and Technology in Supply Chain Management	14	(26)
Introduction	14	(1)
The Importance of Information in an Integrated Supply Chain Management Environment	15	(4)
Interorganizational Information Systems	19	(2)
Information Requirements Determination for a Supply Chain IOIS	21	(7)
Information and Technology Applications for Supply Chain Management	28	(10)
Summary	38	(2)
CHAPTER 3: Managing the Flow of Materials across the Supply Chain	40	(27)
Introduction	40	(1)
Understanding Supply Chains	41	(5)
Reengineering Supply Chain Logistics	46	(7)
The Importance of Time	53	(8)
Performance Measurement	61	(4)
Summary	65	(2)
CHAPTER 4: Developing and Maintaining Supply Chain Relationships	67	(27)
A Conceptual Model of Alliance Development	69	(14)
Developing a Trusting Relationship with Partners in the Supply Chain	83	(6)
Resolving Conflicts in a Supply Chain Relationship	89	(4)
Summary	93	(1)
CHAPTER 5: Cases in Supply Chain Management	94	(59)
Case One Consumable Computer Supplies	94	(6)
Case Two Computer Hardware and Software	100	(6)
Case Three Upscale Men's Shoes	106	(17)
Case Four Biochemicals	123	(15)
Case Five Solectron	138	(15)
CHAPTER 6: Future Challenges in Supply Chain Management	153	(24)
Sharing Risks in Interorganizational Relationships	154	(2)
Managing the Global Supply Chain	156	(3)
The "Greening" of the Supply Chain	159	(7)
Design for Supply Chain Management	166	(5)
Intelligent Information Systems	171	(2)
When Things Go Wrong	173	(4)
Index	177