1.

Record Nr.

UNISA996354649903316

Titolo

Nature reviews Drug discovery

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : Nature Pub. Group, 2002-

ISSN

1474-1784

Disciplina

615.105

Soggetti

Farmaci - Periodici

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Risorsa elettronica

Livello bibliografico

Periodico

Sommario/riassunto

La rivista si rivolge a tutti coloro che lavorano nel campo della scoperta e dello sviluppo di farmaci. Oltre alle recensioni e alle prospettive di altissima qualità che coprono un ampio ambito, ogni numero include notizie che indagano sugli argomenti più scottanti nella scoperta di farmaci, riepiloghi tempestivi dei principali documenti di ricerca primaria e aggiornamenti concisi sugli ultimi progressi in aree come l'approvazione di nuovi farmaci, il diritto dei brevetti e tendenze e strategie emergenti del settore.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910970662403321

Titolo

Surviving supply chain integration : 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

9780309173414

0309173418

9780309515399

0309515394

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (163 p.)

Disciplina

670.68

Soggetti

Business logistics

Small business - Management

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""

Sommario/riassunto

The managed flow of goods and information from raw material to final sale also known as a "supply chain" affects everything--from the U.S. gross domestic product to where you can buy your jeans. The nature of



a company's supply chain has a significant effect on its success or failure--as in the success of Dell Computer's make-to-order system and the failure of General Motor's vertical integration during the 1998 United Auto Workers strike.Supply Chain Integration looks at this crucial component of business at a time when product design, manufacture, and delivery are changing radically and globally. This book explores the benefits of continuously improving the relationship between the firm, its suppliers, and its customers to ensure the highest added value. This book identifies the state-of-the-art developments that contribute to the success of vertical tiers of suppliers and relates these developments to the capabilities that small and medium-sized manufacturers must have to be viable participants in this system. Strategies for attaining these capabilities through manufacturing extension centers and other technical assistance providers at the national, state, and local level are suggested. This book identifies action steps for small and medium-sized manufacturers--the "seed corn" of business start-up and development--to improve supply chain management. The book examines supply chain models from consultant firms, universities, manufacturers, and associations. Topics include the roles of suppliers and other supply chain participants, the rise of outsourcing, the importance of information management, the natural tension between buyer and seller, sources of assistance to small and medium-sized firms, and a host of other issues. Supply Chain Integration will be of interest to industry policymakers, economists, researchers, business leaders, and forward-thinking executives.