September 2010
Intermediate to advanced
288 pages
10h 16m
English
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index
274
orders
achieving perfect 115
completeness 52
convenience 51
cycle time 51
fill probabilities 52, 53
fulfilment groups 235–6
management systems 234–5
managing 232
processing cycle 68
size constraints 51
status information 52
organisational complexity 164, 168
organisations
functional (conventional) 114–15, 212,
228–32, 229–32
global 171, 174
horizontal 115, 164, 212, 233–4, 233
logistics oriented 232–7
new paradigm 212–14
vertical 21, 164, 219, 233, 234
virtual 13, 222
out-of-stock 33–4
impact on sales 16
out-sourcing 11, 144, 161, 183, 189, 191–2,
216, 220
Pareto (80/20 rule) 46, 49–50, 165–6, 168
partnership sourcing 215–16
peak oil 247
performance indicators 115–16, 239
Pfizer 206
Philips 204, 237
pipeline management 129–33
change to 219
future ...
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