Supply chain management best practices - Blanchard, David (John Wiley & Sons, 2010)
Series from jacket
Includes bibliographical references and index
If supply chain is the answer, then what's the question? -- Anatomy of a supply chain -- Supply chain metrics : measuring up to high standards -- Planning and forecasting : headed for the future -- Procurement : go right to the source -- Manufacturing : supply chain on the make -- Transportation : logistics à la mode -- Distribution and warehousing : going with the flow -- Site selection : location, location, location -- Globalization : it's a not-so-small world -- Customer service : keeping the customer satisfied -- 3PLs : when you'd rather not do it yourself -- Collaboration : extending the enterprise -- Security : seeking shelter from supply chain storms -- RFID : a game of tags -- Green supply chains: it's not easy going green -- Continuous improvement : lean on me -- The supply chain profession : what keeps you up at night?
This new edition shows you how to build supply chains that work by illustrating how leading companies are doing it. Identifying world-class supply chains in more than a dozen different industries and explaining in detail how these companies got to where they are, this essential book reveals the proven strategies, solutions, and performance metrics used by leading companies to design their extended enterprises. It identifies proven strategies, solutions, and performance metrics for supply chain management best practice benchmarks. It shows how to manage supply chains in a global marketplace and how to choose third-party providers. New edition includes new chapters on green supply chains and lean supply chains, and expanded analysis of emerging technologies. It also includes coverage of supply chain metrics, planning and forecasting, procurement, manufacturing, transportation, globalization, customer service, collaboration, security, and workforce management. -- Publisher description