Supply Chain Management A Logistics Perspective (with Student CD-ROM)

by Coyle, John J.; Langley, C. John; Gibson, Brian; Novack, Robert A.; Bardi, Edward J.

• ISBN13: 9780324376920
• ISBN10: 0324376928
• Edition: 8th
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-03-06
• Publisher: South-Western College Pub

Summary

The eighth edition continues to refine the focus from logistics to supply chain management. It provides new and updated ?Supply Chain Profiles,? vignettes at the beginning of each chapter that introduce students to the chapter?s topics through familiar real-world companies, people, and events. The text demonstrates practical application of supply chain management through new and updated ?On the Line? boxed features, which are applied examples that provide students with hands-on managerial experience of the chapter?s topics. Revised and expanded ?Supply Chain Technology? boxes throughout the text help students relate technological developments to supply chain management concepts and logistics practices. Students build their knowledge chapter by chapter through revised and expanded Short Cases at the end of each chapter.

Author Biography

Brian Gibson is a professor of Supply Chain Management and program coordinator for the Department of Aviation and Supply Chain Management at Auburn University. Previously, he served for five years on the faculty of Georgia Southern University as director of the Southern Center for Logistics and Inter-modal Transportation.

Table of Contents

Preface

About the Authors

Supply Chain Management: An Overview

Role of Logistics in Supply Chains

Global Dimensions of Supply Chains

Supply Chain Relationships

Supply Chain Performance Measurement and Financial Analysis

Supply Chain Technology--Managing Information Flows

Demand Management

Order Management and Customer Service

Managing Inventory in the Supply Chain

Transportation -Managing the Flow of the Supply Chain

Distribution -Managing Fulfillment Operations

Supply Chain Network Analysis and Design

Sourcing Materials and Services

Operations -Producing Goods and Services

Managing Reverse Flows in the Supply Chains

Strategic Challenges and Change for Supply Chains

Selected Supply Chain Publications

Directory of Trade and Professional Organizations in Logistics Cases

Careers in Supply Chain Management

Glossary

Name

Index

Subject

Index

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