Description
Popular guide to the field, and comprehensive text presenting the most crucial tenets and concepts of supply chain management.
In the newly updated fifth edition of Essentials of Supply Chain Management, supply chain veteran Michael Hugos delivers a contemporary discussion of supply chain operations. He explains the supply chain issues and pitfalls companies are most likely to face in the modern marketplace and shows how to address them using both traditional and novel strategies.
The author describes supply chain innovation strategies based on his real-world experience and case studies and examples that have been proven to work in countries around the world. You’ll learn about:
- The Supply Chain Operations Reference (SCOR) model, a globally relevant standard diagnostic tool for supply chain management
- Techniques to improve risk management and resilience across your organization’s entire supply chain
- New issues in supply chain sustainability, as well as how the latest technologies are enabling real-time operating improvements up and down the supply chain
Perfect for logistics and supply chain professionals and students, Essentials of Supply Chain Management will remain a must-read for practitioners, managers, executives, board members, and other business leaders in organizations of all types and sizes.
Table of Contents
Preface xi
Chapter 1 Key Concepts of Supply Chain Management 1
Chapter 2 Supply Chain Operations: Planning and Sourcing 41
Chapter 3 Supply Chain Operations: Making and Delivering 83
Chapter 4 New Technology Changes How Work Is Done 135
Chapter 5 Metrics for Measuring Supply Chain Performance 185
Chapter 6 Supply Chain Coordination and Risk Management 221
Chapter 7 Supply Chain Innovation for the Real- Time Economy 253
Chapter 8 Defining Supply Chain Opportunities 285
Chapter 9 Creating Supply Chains for Competitive Advantage 317
Chapter 10 The Promise of Resilient and Sustainable Supply Chains 349
About the Author 379
Index 381
