Basics of Supply Chain Management
1st Edition
Published on 28. December 2000
264 pages
978-1-040-18050-1 (ISBN)
Description
Supply Chain Management (SCM) was once a "pie in the sky" concept that could not be fully achieved. A key barrier was the cost of communicating with and coordinating among the many independent suppliers in each supply chain. SCM is possible because of three changes: technology has developed that simplifies communication, new management paradigms ha
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"Anyone wanting to gain a basic understanding of just-in-time production, total quality management, or supply chain functions will find this work useful. It is must reading for managers in every segment of the distribution system..."-CHOICE, October 2001
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Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
Professional and scholarly
ISBN-13
978-1-040-18050-1 (9781040180501)
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Lawrence D. Fredendall | Ed Hill
Basics of Supply Chain Management
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12/2000
1st Edition
CRC Press
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Lawrence D. Fredendall, Ed Hill
Content
The Authors, About APICS, 1. Introduction, 2. Management Basics, 3. Performance Measures, 4. Variance and Dependent Events, 5. Basics of Quality Management, 6. Operating Environments, 7. Basics of Constraints Management, 8. The Customer Linkage, 9. Design and Managementof the Transformation, 10. Planning, Controlling, and Improving the Supply Chain, 11. The Synchronized Supply Chain, 12. Partnering with Suppliers, 13. Quality Management, 14. Work Teams, 15. Materials Management, 16. Purchasing and Distribution, 17. Information Technology and Supply Chain Management, 18. Summary, References and Further Readings, Index
