Supply Chain Management

by Chopra, Sunil; Meindl, Peter

• ISBN13: 9780132743952
• ISBN10: 0132743957
• Edition: 5th
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2012-01-26
• Publisher: Pearson

Summary

Illustrating the key drivers in effective supply chain management. Supply Chain Managementillustrates the key drivers of good supply chain management in order to help readers understand what creates a competitive advantage. The fifth edition continues to increase the focus on global supply chain.

Table of Contents

Part I: Building a Strategic Framework to Analyze Supply Chains 

Chapter 1: Understanding the Supply Chain 

Chapter 2: Supply Chain Performance: Achieving Strategic Fit and Scope 

Chapter 3: Supply Chain Drivers and Metrics 

Part II: Designing the Supply Chain Network 

Chapter 4: Designing Distribution Networks and Applications to e-Business 

Chapter 5: Network Design in the Supply Chain 

Chapter 6: Designing Global Supply Chain Networks 

Part III: Planning and Coordinating Demand and Supply in a Supply Chain 

Chapter 7: Demand Forecasting in a Supply Chain 

Chapter 8: Aggregate Planning in a Supply Chain 

Chapter 9: Sales and Operations Planning: Planning Supply and Demand in a Supply Chain 

Chapter 10: Coordination in a Supply Chain 

Part IV: Planning and Managing Inventories in a Supply Chain 

Chapter 11: Managing Economies of Scale in a Supply Chain: Cycle Inventory 

Chapter 12: Managing Uncertainty in a Supply Chain: Safety Inventory 

Chapter 13: Determining the Optimal Level of Product Availability 

Part V: Designing and Planning Transportation Networks 

Chapter 14: Transportation in a Supply Chain 

Part VI: Managing Cross-Functional Drivers in a Supply Chain 

Chapter 15: Sourcing Decisions in a Supply Chain 

Chapter 16: Pricing and Revenue Management in a Supply Chain 

Chapter 17: Information Technology in a Supply Chain 

Chapter 18: Sustainability and the Supply Chain