Supply Chain Transformation: Building and Executing an Integrated Supply Chain Strategy

by Dittmann, J. Paul

• ISBN13: 9780071798303
• ISBN10: 0071798307
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2012-10-17
• Publisher: McGraw Hill

Summary

Increase efficiency and profitability with a smart supply chain strategy A company's supply chain controls approximately 60% of its total costs-yet few organizations integrate supply chains as a key element in their business strategy. Supply Chain Transformationgives you everything you need to integrate supply chain activities throughout all departments and increase shareholder value by improving the flow of materials and information. It presents an eight-step process for creating an efficient supply chain strategy that addresses everything from conducting comprehensive SWOT and competitive supply chain analyses to new technologies and winning organizational acceptance. Dr. J. Paul Dittmannis the Director of the Office of Corporate Partnership at the University of Tennessee. He has held positions such as Vice President, Logistics for North America; Vice President, Global Logistics Systems; and Vice President, Supply Chain Strategy, Projects, and Systems for the Whirlpool Corporation.

Table of Contents

Transforming Your Supply Chain	p. 1
Start with Your Customers	p. 25
Assess Your Internal Supply Chain Capabilities Relative to Best in Class	p. 13
Evaluate the Supply Chain Game Changers	p. 65
Analyze Your Competition's Supply Chain	p. 89
Survey Supply Chain Technology	p. 109
Manage Risk in the Global Supply Chain	p. 125
Determine the New Supply Chain Capabilities and Develop a Project Plan	p. 145
Evaluate the Organization, People, and Metrics	p. 175
Develop a Business Case and Get Buy-In	p. 191
Case Study: Developing a Supply Chain Strategy	p. 209
Notes	p. 239
Index	p. 243
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