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Record Nr.

UNINA9910456136503321

Titolo

Surviving supply chain integration [[electronic resource] ] : strategies for small manufacturers / / Committee on Supply Chain Integration, Board on Manufacturing and Engineering Design, Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems, National Research Council

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C. ; ; [Great Britain], : National Academy Press, c2000

ISBN

0-309-51539-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (163 p.)

Disciplina

670.68

Soggetti

Business logistics

Small business - Management

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 135-139) and index.

Nota di contenuto

""Front Matter""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Preface""; ""Contents""; ""Tables and Figures""; ""Executive Summary""; ""1 Introduction""; ""2 Manufacturing Supply Chains""; ""3 Supply Chain Integration""; ""4 Integration Process""; ""Capabilities of Small and Medium-Sized Manufacturing Enterprises 5""; ""6 Quality, Cost, Service, and Delivery""; ""7 Building Partnerships""; ""8 Management Skills and Human Factors""; ""9 Technology""; ""10 Globalization and Proximity""; ""Requirements and Characteristics of Successful Small and Medium-Sized Manufacturers 11""

""12 Assistance for Small and Medium-Sized Manufacturing Enterprises""""13 Conclusions""; ""References""; ""APPENDIX A Survey: Characteristics of Small Manufacturers""; ""APPENDIX B Capability Mapping""; ""APPENDIX C Biographical Sketches of Committee Members""; ""Glossary""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index""