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

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910967403603321
• Autore: Ayers James B
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Boca Raton, : Auerbach Publications, 2009
• ISBN: 1-04-008221-1; 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