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Supply Chain Management Best Practices

by David Blanchard

2007 (320 pages)

ISBN:9780471781417

Identifying the best supply chain practices throughout a number of industries, this straightforward book reveals how these companies used proven strategies and performance metrics to design extended enterprises and become world-class in their fields.

Table of Contents

Supply Chain Management Best Practices
Preface
Part I - Introduction To Supply Chain Management
Chapter 1	-	If Supply Chain Is the Answer, Then What's the Question?
Chapter 2	-	Anatomy of a Supply Chain
Chapter 3	-	Supply Chain Metrics: Measuring Up to High Standards
Part II - Traditional Core Processes Of Supply Chain Management
Chapter 4	-	Planning and Forecasting: Headed for the Future
Chapter 5	-	Procurement: Go Right to the Source
Chapter 6	-	Manufacturing: Supply Chain on the Make
Chapter 7	-	Transportation: Logistics a la Mode
Chapter 8	-	Distribution and Warehousing: Going with the Flow
Chapter 9	-	Site Selection: Location, Location, Location
Chapter 10	-	Globalization: It's a Not-So-Small World
Chapter 11	-	Customer Service: Keeping the Customer Satisfied
Part III - Supply Chain Strategies
Chapter 12	-	3PLs: When You'd Rather Not Do It Yourself
Chapter 13	-	Collaboration: Extending the Enterprise
Chapter 14	-	Security: Seeking Shelter from Supply Chain Storms
Chapter 15	-	RFID: A Game of Tags
Chapter 16	-	The Supply Chain Profession: What Keeps You Up at Night?
Notes