This is brief text on strategizing supply chain management to achieve competitive advantage. It introduces twelve 'drivers' for success based on the author's extensive research and experience consulting. It illustrates business examples to follow in order to more effectively understand and manage supply for success. Essentials of Supply Chain ......
This state-of-the-art Handbook provides a comprehensive understanding and assessment of the field of global supply chain management (GSCM). Editors John T. Mentzer, Matthew B. Myers, and Theodore P. Stank bring together a distinguished group of contributors to describe and critically examine the key perspectives guiding GSCM, taking stock of what we know (and do not know) about them. Key Features: Identifies emerging developments and delineates their significance to the practice of GSCM Examines many methods and perspectives on GSCM that have emerged from logistics, operations, marketing, management, economics, sociology, personnel, information systems, and international relations Employs top flight international contributors from both academia and practice who share their unique perspectives and insights within the broad parameters of this volume Intended Audience: The Handbook is a valuable resource for graduate students, researchers, and parishioners alike, bringing clarity and comprehensive insight to the phenomenon of global supply chains and to their management.
Incorporating 25 years of sales forecasting management research with more than 400 companies, the Second Edition of Sales Forecasting Management truly integrates the theory and practice of sales forecasting management. This research includes the personal experiences of the authors in advising companies how to improve their sales forecasting management practices. Their program of research includes two major surveys of companies' sales forecasting practices, a two-year, in-depth study of sales forecasting management practices of 20 major companies, and an ongoing study of how to apply the findings from the two-year study to conducting sales forecasting audits of additional companies. The book provides comprehensive coverage of the techniques and applications of sales forecasting analysis, combined with a managerial focus to give managers and users of the sales forecasting function a clear understanding of the forecasting needs of all business functions. New to the Second Edition: - The author's well-regarded Multicaster software system demo, previously available on cassette, has been updated and is now available for download from the authors' Web site - New insights on the critical area of qualitative forecasting are presented - The results of additional surveys done since the publication of the first edition have been added - The discussion of the four dimensions of forecasting management has been significantly enhanced - Significant reorganization and updating has been done to strengthen and improve the material for the second edition.
Presenting a comprehensive model of supply chain management, experienced executives from 20 companies clearly define supply chain management, identifying those factors that contribute to its effective implementation. They provide practical guidelines on how companies can manage supply chains, addressing the role of all the traditional business ......
