Introduction to Supply Chain Management or Essentials of Economics

Introduction to Supply Chain Management

Author: Robert B Handfield

Covers supply chain management as a whole, focusing on the integration of components associated with developing new products, buying materials, transforming them, and shipping them to customers. Contains topical discussions of what supply chains are, why they are important, and what types of challenges are implicit in managing supply chains. A book well-suited for business and engineering practitioners in executive education forums.

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Intended for business courses in supply chain management, purchasing, materials management, and logistics, this volume deals with the integration of information and materials flows across multiple organizations to create supply chains which improve value to the customer. Six chapters discuss the role of information systems and technology; materials flow management, maintaining supply chain relationships, five case studies in supply chain management, and future trends. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

Table of Contents:

	Preface
Ch. 1	Introduction to Supply Chain Management	1
	Information Systems and Supply Chain Management	6
	Inventory Management across the Supply Chain	7
	Supply Chain Relationships	9
	Challenges Facing Supply Chain Managers	12
Ch. 2	The Role of Information Systems and Technology in Supply Chain Management	14
	The Importance of Information in an Integrated Supply Chain Management Environment	15
	Interorganizational Information Systems	19
	Information Requirements Determination for a Supply Chain IOIS	21
	Information and Technology Applications for Supply Chain Management	28
Ch. 3	Managing the Flow of Materials across the Supply Chain	40
	Understanding Supply Chains	41
	Reengineering Supply Chain Logistics	46
	The Importance of Time	53
	Performance Measurement	61
Ch. 4	Developing and Maintaining Supply Chain Relationships	67
	A Conceptual Model of Alliance Development	69
	Developing a Trusting Relationship with Partners in the Supply Chain	83
	Resolving Conflicts in a Supply Chain Relationship	89
Ch. 5	Cases in Supply Chain Management	94
	Case One: Consumable Computer Supplies	94
	Case Two: Computer Hardware and Software	100
	Case Three: Upscale Men's Shoes	106
	Case Four: Biochemicals	123
	Case Five: Solectron	138
Ch. 6	Future Challenges in Supply Chain Management	153
	Sharing Risks in Interorganizational Relationships	154
	Managing the Global Supply Chain	156
	The "Greening" of the Supply Chain	159
	Design for Supply Chain Management	166
	Intelligent Information Systems	171
	When Things Go Wrong	173
	Index	177

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Essentials of Economics

Author: Glenn P Hubbard

Hubbard & O'Brien is the only book that motivates students to learn economics through real business examples. 

  

The #1 question students of economics ask themselves is: "Why am I here, and will I ever use this"?  Hubbard & O'Brien answer this question by demonstrating that real businesses use economics to make real decisions daily.  This is motivating to all students, whether they are business majors or not.  All students can relate to businesses they encounter in their everyday lives. Whether they open an art studio, do social work, trade on Wall Street, work for the government, or bartend at the local pub, students will benefit from understanding the economic forces behind their work.