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Record Nr.

UNINA9910799959803321

Autore

Ayers James B.

Titolo

Supply chain project management : a structured collaborative and measurable approach / / James B. Ayers

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Boca Raton : , : CRC Press, , 2010

ISBN

0-429-24987-X

1-282-30393-7

9786612303937

1-4200-8393-7

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (430 p.)

Disciplina

658.7

Soggetti

Business logistics

Industrial management

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

An Auerbach book.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front cover; Dedication; Contents; Copyright Information; Preface; Acknowledgments; About the Author; SECTION I: SCM EXECUTION-FOUNDATION CONCEPTS; Chapter 1. Purpose and Overview; Chapter 2. Definition Supply Chain Management; Chapter 3. Drivers of Supply Chain Change; Chapter 4. Five SCM Tasks-Foundation for SCM Knowledge; SECTION II: PROJECT MANAGEMENT AND SCM; Chapter 5. Levels of Project Management Maturity; Chapter 6. Project Management Standards; Chapter 7. Project Management Knowledge Areas; Chapter 8. Supply Chain Process Standards and Reference Models

Chapter 9. IT Projects-Lessons for SCMSECTION III: SCM PROJECT PROCESSES; Chapter 10. SCM Maturity Models; Chapter 11. Introduction to SCM Executing Processes; Chapter 12. Developing a Supply Chain Strategy; Chapter 13. Implementing Collaborative Relationships; Chapter 14. Forging Supply Chain Partnerships; Chapter 15. Improving Supply Chain Processes and Systems; Appendix A: Summary of Inputs and Outputs for a Supply Chain Project; Appendix B: SCM Project Responsibilities; Glossary; Bibliography; INDEX; Back cover

Sommario/riassunto

Improving supply chain efficiency, especially in an unsettled business climate, requires that managers go beyond doing business as usual.



They must apply inspiration and perspiration in a structured, collaborative, and measurable approach that blends project management with supply chain management knowledge and practice.Supply Chain Project Management, Second Edition offers the supply chain practitioners and project managers of today with a fully updated guide for implementing strategic supply chain improvements. It covers how to implement project ma