SCM Implementation Bible

Author: Liu Qiang
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Publish Date: 2004-04-01
Features: This book is divided into 9 chapters. Chapter 1 is Supply Chain Basics, introducing fundamental knowledge such as the concept, classification, content, characteristics, and types of supply. Chapter 2 is Principles of Supply Chain Management, covering the concept, content, and methods of supply chain management, the measurement of supply chain performance, the improvement of supply chains, virtual supply chains, and the development trends of supply chain management. Chapter 3 is Fast Response and Effective Customer Response, introducing the concepts, origins, implementation steps, technical support required, and similarities and differences between fast response and effective customer response. Chapter 4 is MRPⅡ and ERP, covering the development process of MRPⅡ/ERP, the principles of MRPⅡ and ERP, the main functional modules of ERP systems, and the implementation of MRPⅡ/ERP. Chapter 5 is the Just-In-Time (JIT) Production Method, introducing the concept and origin of JIT, its basic philosophy, the goals and methodological system of JIT production, the elements of JIT production, the highly important Kanban management in JIT, the comparison between JIT and MRPⅡ, and the integration of MRPⅡ and JIT. Chapter 6 is Supply Chain Logistics Management, covering basic logistics knowledge, logistics systems and their components, logistics distribution and distribution centers, as well as knowledge of third-party logistics. Chapter 7 is the Integration of Supply Chain Management and Customer Relationship Management, introducing the basic concepts of customer relationship management, its practical applications, general implementation models of customer relationship management, and the integration of supply chain management and customer relationship management. Chapter 8 is E-commerce and Supply Chain Management, covering the challenges posed by e-commerce to traditional supply chain management and the architecture of e-commerce-based supply chain systems. Chapter 9 is the Implementation of Supply Chain Management, introducing the principles of supply chain management implementation, the design process of supply chains, business process reengineering, the steps of implementing supply chain management, and practical cases of supply chain management implementation.