Global Supply Chain Management - Couverture souple

Drake, Matt

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1606492764 ISBN 13 : 9781606492765

Editeur : Business Expert Press, 2012

Synopsis

The business environment in the twenty-first century is truly global in scope. Companies must navigate and manage networks of international suppliers and customers to compete in a global marketplace. While this may seem like a daunting task for executives and managers, this book will help in more ways than one.

An efficient and effective supply chain can provide a sustainable competitive advantage that will secure a firm's position in the global market. Global supply chains are often fraught with complexity and uncertainty that makes them difficult to manage in a way that enables the firm to realize the maximum potential advantage. You must understand the importance of supply chain management to your firm's overall performance and competitiveness.

Inside this outstanding contribution to supply chain management, you'll learn about the challenges of managing a global supply chain and how cutting-edge strategies will help your company cope with these challenges and improve their supply chain performance. Details include supply chain risk management, the total cost of ownership approach to procurement, global supplier selection, network orchestration, transportation and distribution strategies around the world, and transportation security measures.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Matt Drake, PhD, CFPIM, is assistant professor of supply chain management and director of International Business Programs at the Palumbo-Donahue School of Business at Duquesne University, where he teaches courses in global transportation and logistics, production planning and inventory control, and operations management. Dr. Drake received a BS in Business Administration from Duquesne University and an MSIE and PhD in Industrial Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology. His research has been published in numerous academic journals including European Journal of Operational Research, OMEGA, International Journal of Production Economics, Naval Research Logistics, OR Spectrum, Science and Engineering Ethics, and Journal of Business Ethics. He has also published numerous case studies and pedagogical tools in INFORMS Transactions on Education and Spreadsheets in Education.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Business Expert Press
• Date d'édition: 2012
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1606492764
• ISBN 13: 9781606492765
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 123
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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