Our first objective in this book is for the reader to learn the strategic importance of good supply chain design, planning, and operation for every firm. The reader will be ble to understand how good supply chain management can be a competitive advantage while weakness in the supply chain hurt the performance of a firm.



CONTENTS:

Part I : Building a strategic framework to analyze supply chains

Chapter 1 : Understanding the supply chain

Chapter 2 : Supply chain performance : achieving strategic fit and scope

Chapter 3 : Supply chain drivers and obstacles



Part II : Designing the supply chain network

Chapter 4 : Designing the distribution network in a supply chain

Chapter 5 : Network design in the supply chain

Chapter 6 : Network design in an uncertain environment



Part III : Planning demand and supply in a supply chain

Chapter 7 : Demand forecasting in a supply chain

Chapter 8 : Aggregate planning in the supply chain

Chapter 9 : Planning supply and demand in the supply chain : managing predictable variability



Part IV : Planning and managing inventories in a supply chain

Chapter 10 : Managing economies of scale in the supply chain : cycle inventory

Chapter 11 : Managing uncertainty in the supply chain : safety inventory

Chapter 12 : Determining optimal level of product availability



Part V : Sourcing, transporting, and pricing products

Chapter 13 : Sourcing decisions in a supply chain

Chapter 14 : Transportation in the supply chain

Chapter 15 : Pricing and revenue management in the supply chain



Part VI : Coordination and technology in the supply chain

Chapter 16 : Coordination in the supply chain

Chapter 17 : Information technology and the supply chain

Chapter 18 : E-business and the supply chain