Supply Chain Management: Strategy, Planning, and Action: Strategy, Planning, and Action

Author: Sunil Chopra
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Publish Date: 2001-09-01
Features: This book comprehensively reflects the overview of supply chain management as a new branch of study. In the introduction of basic theories and methods, it includes both qualitative decision-making methods and specific quantitative decision-making approaches. Additionally, it incorporates numerous real-world cases and provides references, discussion questions, and exercises at the end of each chapter for readers' reference. It can serve as a textbook for MBA and other management-related programs, a training manual for business management, and a reference for business management practitioners. Supply chain management is a relatively new branch that has emerged in the field of business administration over the past decade. The book first introduces the basic concepts of supply chain management, its background, and development process. It discusses the strategic importance of supply chain management in shaping corporate competitive strategies and business development, outlining the fundamental decision-making framework, key management elements, and challenges in supply chain management. Subsequently, the book systematically elaborates on the theories and methods of supply chain management from multiple perspectives, including demand and supply management, inventory management, supply chain structure design, the application of information technology in supply chain management, and partner relationships within the supply chain. Finally, it also covers the application of e-commerce in supply chain management and the financial factors to consider in supply chain decision-making.