Supply chain management best practices - Blanchard, David (Wiley, 2007)
Series from jacket
Includes bibliographical references (pages 277-291) and index
'Supply Chain Management Best Practices' delivers the inside story on how to build supply chains that work by looking at how dozens of leading companies are doing it. Blanchard also offers guidance on what companies are doing to make their supply chains safer in a post-9/11 world
Part I. Introduction to supply chain management : Ch. 1. If supply chain is the answer, then what's the question? -- Ch. 2. Anatomy of a supply chain -- Ch. 3. Supply chain metrics: measuring up to high standards -- Part II. Traditional core processes of supply chain management : Ch. 4. Planning and forecasting: headed for the future-- Ch. 5. Procurement: go right to the source -- Ch. 6. Manufacturing: supply chain on the make -- Ch. 7. Transportation: logistics a la mode -- Ch. 8. Distribution and warehousing: going with the flow -- Ch. 9. Site selection: location, location, location -- Ch. 10. Globalization: It's a not-so-small world --Ch. 11. Customer service: keeping the customer satisfied -- Part III. Supply chain strategies : Ch. 12. 3PLs: When you'd rather not do It yourself -- Ch. 13. Collaboration: extending the enterprise -- Ch. 14. Security: seeking shelter from supply chain storms -- Ch. 15. RFID: A game of tags -- Ch. 16. The supply chain profession: what keeps you up at night?