Supply Chain Strategies demonstrates how organizations must take strategic decisions in order to manage their supply chains to sustain competitiveness in the global economy.
Whereas many textbooks on supply chain management focus on purchasing and operations, this new edition of Tony Hines' text focuses upon the direction-setting and efficient resource-allocation that organizations need to provide in order to satisfy their customers. Overcoming tensions between political, economic, technological, ethical and environmental considerations is shown to be vital to ensure a sensible strategy for managing the supply chain.
This impressive text makes the most of integrated case studies to show how strategic thinking and supply chain management play out in the real world. As such, the book is ideal for courses on supply chain management - especially those which require a strategic element.
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Preface
How to Use This Book
Chapter 1 : Globalization : Global Demand and Supply Strategies Chapter 2 : Strategic Concepts and the Customer Focused, Market-Driven Supply Chain Chapter 3 : The Emergence of Supply Chain Management and Supply Chain Strategy as a Critical Success Factor for Organizations Chapter 4 : Market-Driven and Customer-Focused Supply Chain Strategies Chapter 5 : Supplier Sourcing, Procurement and Evaluation Chapter 6 : Supply Chain Structures and Relationships Chapter 7 : Supply Chain Integration, Technology and e-Business Strategies Chapter 8 : Strategic Supply Chain Cost, Value and Measurement Chapter 9 : Service Levels, Synchronization of Business Processes and Inventories Chapter 10 : Supply Chain Profitability, Quality and World-Class Organizations Chapter 11 : Logistics and Fulfilment Strategies Chapter 12 : The Supply Chain Challenges Chapter 13 : Afterword
