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Supply chain management
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London : Sage Pub., 2001
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9780761921110

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Order your copy ONLINE today to SAVE 20% and get FREE shipping! Go to www.sagepub.com/mentzerdiscount to place your order.Based on in-depth interviews with top supply chain executives in twenty companies and a thorough review of supply chain management research, Supply Chain Management presents a comprehensive model of supply chain management. Contributors, all supply chain experts with real world experience, clearly define supply chain management, identify those factors that contribute to effective supply chain management, and suggest how the adoption of a supply chain management approach can affect business strategy and corporate performance. Each chapter opens with an executive summary and then provides practical guidelines on how companies can manage supply chains. The role of all the traditional business functions-marketing, sales, logistics, information systems, finances, customer services, and management-in supply chain management is also addressed. Supply Chain Management is an important and timely resource for students, managers, and others who need to better understand, manage and communicate about supply chain management.


Table of Contents

What Is Supply Chain Management?John T Mentzer et al
Supply Chain Management in the Global EnvironmentNancy W Nix
The Consequences of Supply Chain ManagementNancy W Nix
Creating Value, Satisfaction and Differential Advantage
The Role of Marketing in Supply Chain ManagementSoonhong Min
The Dynamic Role of the Sales in Supply Chain ManagementMichael S Garver and Soonhong Min
Research and Development in Supply Chain ManagementZach G Zacharia
Improving Supply Chain Sales ForecastingCarlo D Smith
The Evolution and Growth of Production in Supply Chain ManagementZach G Zacharia
Purchasing in a Supply Chain ContextNancy W Nix
The Role of Logistics in the Supply ChainSoonhong Min and James S Keebler
The Evolution and Growth of Information Systems in Supply Chain ManagementZach G Zacharia
Financial Issues in Supply Chain ManagementJames S Keebler
Customer Service in a Supply Chain Management ContextNancy W Nix
Interfunctional Coordination in Supply Chain ManagementSoonhong Min
Inter-Corporate Cooperation in Supply Chain ManagementSoonhong Min
Measuring Performance in the Supply ChainJames S Keebler
Managing the Supply ChainJohn T Mentzer
Managerial Implications and Research and Managerial Implications