Resource Management
Introduction to Supply Chain Management Technologies
2nd Edition
By David Frederick Ross
October 12, 2010
It is almost impossible to conceive of the concept and practical application of supply chain management (SCM) without linking it to the enabling power of today’s information technologies. Building upon the foundations of the first edition, Introduction to Supply Chain Management Technologies, ...
Modeling and Benchmarking Supply Chain Leadership: Setting the Conditions for Excellence
1st Edition
By Joseph L Walden
June 24, 2009
Applying his 30 years of supply chain experience and exemplary leadership, Joe Walden invites supply chain managers to step up and become supply chain leaders in pursuit of new levels of excellence. In addition to providing a roadmap to leadership for supply chain professionals, the book fills a ...
Lean Performance ERP Project Management: Implementing the Virtual Lean Enterprise, Second Edition
2nd Edition
By Brian J. Carroll
December 20, 2007
Lean thinking is too often narrowly focused on physical processes, causing serious shortcomings, which limit Lean‘s substantial benefits. Lean Performance ERP Project Management: Implementing the Virtual Lean Enterprise, Second Edition presents a lean business process design and implementation ...
Supply Chain Risk Management: Minimizing Disruptions in Global Sourcing
1st Edition
Edited
By Robert Handfield, Kevin P. McCormack
December 17, 2007
The lifeblood of any business is the timely delivery of products and services. In the best possible world, if one plans accordingly, disruptions never occur. However, in the real world, disruptions do and will occur and the best business plans are those that anticipate and prepare for this ...
Rightsizing Inventory
1st Edition
By Joseph L. Aiello
August 03, 2007
Understanding inventory—its costs, its place in the supply chain, and what is considered its optimal level—is important to an organization’s profitability. Demonstrating how each link in the supply chain plays an integral role in the success of the whole, Rightsizing Inventory examines inventory ...
Handbook of Supply Chain Management
2nd Edition
By James B. Ayers
April 24, 2006
Supply chain management (SCM) disciplines have produced a flood of new concepts, methods, and tools; if applied wisely, they will improve results. A resource that weeds out and consolidates this new information will lower the business risk of implementing change. Interpreting models and viewpoints ...
Supply Market Intelligence: A Managerial Handbook for Building Sourcing Strategies
1st Edition
By Robert Handfield
January 13, 2006
Supply Market Intelligence: A Managerial Handbook for Building Sourcing Strategies charts the course to success for executives who are seeking to lead their organizations to supply-chain maturity. This volume is intended for supply-chain executives who struggle with the challenges of an uncertain ...
The Portal to Lean Production: Principles and Practices for Doing More with Less
1st Edition
By John Nicholas, Avi Soni
November 02, 2005
The Portal to Lean Production: Principles and Practices for Doing More with Less describes the steps, difficulties, and rewards of implementing lean production. The book moves beyond concepts to address practical matters. The authors provide enough information for you to begin implementing lean ...
Velocity Management in Logistics and Distribution: Lessons from the Military to Secure the Speed of Business
1st Edition
By Joseph L Walden
July 11, 2005
Conducting "business as usual" is out of step with today's rapid-fire, global economy. Velocity Management in Logistics and Distribution: Lessons from the Military to Secure the Speed of Business alerts commerce to the new reality that it must be more flexible and responsive in managing the ...
Supply Chain for Liquids: Out of the Box Approaches to Liquid Logistics
1st Edition
By Wally Klatch
May 27, 2005
Supply Chain for Liquids: Out of the Box Approaches to Liquid Logistics provides a thorough analysis of liquid logistics, a crucial but often overlooked business issue. It covers a broad range of topics including the business, operational, and technical aspects of the Supply Chain for Liquidsâ ...
Disassembly Modeling for Assembly, Maintenance, Reuse and Recycling
1st Edition
By A.J.D. (Fred) Lambert, Surendra M. Gupta
December 28, 2004
Industry has grown to recognize the value of disassembly processes across a wide range of products. Increasing legislation that may soon require mandatory recycling of many post-consumed goods and a desire to develop more environmentally benign end-of-life processes has fueled research into this ...
Supply Chain Architecture: A Blueprint for Networking the Flow of Material, Information, and Cash
1st Edition
By William T. Walker
October 14, 2004
"The book is highly readable, informative, thought provoking, and educational. …At every stage, Walker challenges the reader to move away from conventional supply chain thinking to a broader-view, highly concise approach that focuses on the organization's objectives. The book will help you ...