Essentials of supply chain management / / Michael Hugos

• Autore: Hugos Michael H.
• Pubblicazione: Hoboken, NJ : , : Wiley, , [2018]
• Edizione: Fourth edition.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (1 volume) : illustrations
• Disciplina: 658.7
• Soggetto topico: Business logistics
• Classificazione: BUS019000
• Note generali: Date of publication from resource description page.; Revised edition of the author's Essentials of supply chain management, 2011.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface -- Chapter 1: Key Concepts of Supply Chain Management -- Nothing Entirely New . . . Just a Significant Evolution -- How the Supply Chain Works -- Production -- Inventory -- Location -- Transportation -- Information -- The Evolving Structure of Supply Chains -- Participants in the Supply Chain -- Producers -- Distributors -- Retailers -- Customers -- Service Providers -- Aligning the Supply Chain with Business Strategy -- Understand the Markets Your Company Serves -- Define Core Competencies of Your Company -- Develop Needed Supply Chain Capabilities -- Chapter Summary -- Chapter 2: Supply Chain Operations: Planning and Sourcing -- A Useful Model of Supply Chain Operations -- Plan -- Source -- Make -- Deliver -- Demand Forecasting and Planning (Plan) -- Forecasting Methods -- Aggregate Planning -- Product Pricing (Plan) -- Relationship of Cost Structure to Pricing -- Inventory Management (Plan) -- Cycle Inventory -- Economic Order Quantity -- Seasonal Inventory -- Safety Inventory -- Procurement (Source) -- Purchasing -- Consumption Management -- Vendor Selection -- Contract Negotiation -- Contract Management -- Credit and Collections (Source) -- Set Credit Policy -- Implement Credit and Collections Practices -- Manage Credit Risk -- Chapter Summary -- Chapter 3: Supply Chain Operations: Making and Delivering -- Product Design (Make) -- Production Scheduling (Make) -- Facility Management (Make) -- Order Management (Deliver) -- Delivery Scheduling (Deliver) -- Direct Deliveries -- Milk-Run Deliveries -- Delivery Sources -- Return Processing (Deliver) -- Supply Chain Operations Can Be Outsourced -- Chapter Summary -- Chapter 4: New Technology Changes How Work Is Done -- New Technology Is Changing Supply Chain Operations -- Key Components of Information Technology -- Cloud Computing. ; Data Transmission (EDI and XML) -- Databases and Business Analytics -- Application Systems -- Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) -- Procurement Systems -- Advanced Planning and Scheduling -- Transportation Planning Systems -- Demand Planning -- Customer Relationship Management (CRM) and Sales Force Automation (SFA) -- Supply Chain Management (SCM) -- Inventory Management Systems -- Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES ) -- Transportation Scheduling Systems -- Warehouse Management Systems (WMS) -- New Supply Chain Technology -- Industrial Robots -- Drones and Driverless Vehicles -- Artificial Intelligence (AI) -- Internet of Things (IoT) and Big Data -- Real-Time Product Information -- 3D Printing and Additive Manufacturing -- Simulation Modeling -- Impact on Supply Chain Operations -- Assessing Technology and System Needs -- E-Business and Supply Chain Integration -- Chapter Summary -- Chapter 5: Metrics for Measuring Supply Chain Performance -- Useful Model of Markets and Their Supply Chains -- Market Performance Categories -- Customer Service -- Internal Efficiency -- Demand Flexibility -- Product Development -- A Framework for Performance Measurement -- Customer Service Metrics -- Build to Stock -- Build to Order -- Internal Efficiency Metrics -- Inventory Value -- Inventory Turns -- Return on Sales -- Cash-to-Cash Cycle Time -- Demand Flexibility Metrics -- Upside Flexibility -- Outside Flexibility -- Product Development Metrics -- Operations that Enable Supply Chain Performance -- Collecting and Displaying Performance Data -- Three Levels of Detail -- The Data Warehouse -- Spotlighting Problems and Finding Opportunities -- Markets Migrate from One Quadrant to Another -- Sharing Data Across the Supply Chain -- Chapter Summary -- Chapter 6: Supply Chain Coordination -- The Bullwhip Effect -- Coordination in the Supply Chain -- Demand Forecasting. ; Order Batching -- Product Rationing -- Product Pricing -- Performance Incentives -- Supply Chain Product Data Standards -- Global Data Synchronization Network -- Product Classification -- Collaborative Planning, Forecasting, and Replenishment -- CPFR in Action -- How to Start Supply Chain Collaboration -- Sales and Operations Planning -- Chapter Summary -- Chapter 7: Supply Chain Innovation for the Real-Time Economy -- Supply Chain Performance Depends on Timely Data -- Urgent Need for Simple and Robust Data Connections -- End-to-End Supply Chain Visibility Improves Forecasting and Efficiency -- Power of the Self-Correcting Feedback Loop -- Coordination and Collaboration in Supply Chains -- Excessive Focus on Efficiency Can Cause Problems -- Use Collaboration to Reinvent Supply Chain Operations -- Collaboration Depends on Common Understanding -- Simulations Build Common Understanding -- Process for Collaborative Supply Chain Operations -- The Right Combination of People and Technology -- Simulations Support Collaboration by Driving Consensus -- Example of Collaborative Supply Chain Planning -- Modular and Flexible Technical Architecture Makes It Possible -- Chapter Summary -- Chapter 8: Defining Supply Chain Opportunities -- The Supply Chain as a Competitive Advantage -- Identify the Business Opportunity and Define the Goal -- Create the Strategy -- Use Brainstorming to Generate Ideas -- Create a Conceptual System Design -- Strategic Guidelines for Designing Systems -- Define Project Objectives -- Create an Initial Project Plan and Budget -- Estimate the Project Budget and ROI -- Define the Specific Costs and Benefits -- System Costs -- System Benefits -- Chapter Summary -- Chapter 9: Creating Supply Chains for Competitive Advantage -- Charlie Supply, Inc.-Initial Business Situation -- The Business Goal -- Business Strategy. ; Exercise #1: Supply Chain Strategy and Projects -- Twelve-Month Project Objectives -- Integrated Supply Chain Knowledge Manager -- New Opportunities Emerge-Follow-on Situation -- Charlie Supply Identifies a New Growth Market -- Exercise #2: Participating in a Growth Market -- Respond Effectively to the Opportunities of Growth Markets -- Strategic Alliances for Competitive Advantage -- Structuring Strategic Alliances -- Sustainable Growth and Productivity -- Chapter Summary -- Chapter 10: Promise of the Real-Time Supply Chain -- The Start of Something Big -- The Profit Potential of the Self-Adjusting Feedback Loop -- Harnessing the Feedback Loop to the Supply Chain -- Winning at the Game of Real-Time Supply Chains -- Efficient and Responsive Supply Chains for a Constantly Changing World -- Emergent Behavior in Supply Chains -- Adaptive Networks and Economic Cycles -- Chapter Summary -- About the Author -- Index -- EULA.
• Sommario/riassunto: The bestselling guide to the field, updated with the latest innovations Essentials of Supply Chain Management is the definitive guide to the field, providing both broad coverage and necessary detail from a practical, real-world perspective. From clear explanation of fundamental concepts to insightful discussion of supply chain innovation, this book offers students and professionals a comprehensive introduction with immediately-applicable understanding. The fourth edition has been updated to reflect the current state of the field, with coverage of the latest technologies and new case studies that illustrate critical concepts in action. Organized for easy navigation and ease-of-use, this invaluable guide also serves as a quick reference for managers in the field seeking tips and techniques for maximizing efficiency and turning the supply chain into a source of competitive advantage. The supply chain underpins the entire structure of manufacturing and retailing. Well-run, it can help a company become a global behemoth—or, if poorly-managed, it can sink a company before the product ever sees the light of day. The supply chain involves many moving parts, constantly-changing variables, and a network of other business that may have different priorities and interests—keeping it all running smoothly is a complex, but immensely powerful skill. This book takes you inside the supply chain to show you what you need to know. Understand the fundamental concepts behind supply chain management Learn how supply chains work, and how to measure their performance Explore the ways in which innovation is improving supply chains around the world Examine the supply chain as a source of competitive advantage Whether you’re at the front or the back of your supply chain, your business is affected by every other company and event in the chain. Deep understanding and a host of practical skills are required to accurately predict, react to, and manage the ever-changing stream of events that could potentially disrupt the flow. Essentials of Supply Chain Management prepares you to take on the challenge and succeed.
• Titolo autorizzato: Essentials of supply chain management
• ISBN: 9781119464464; 1119464463; 9781523130665; 1523130660; 9781119464457; 1119464455; 9781119464495; 1119464498
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910270923703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Essentials series.