Book description
With this up-to-date, hands-on study guide to accompany the innovative reference on managing the supply chain lifecycle, authors Schniederjans and Legrand help students and practitioners master all aspects of recasting and improving the global supply chain, and prepare them for professional certification as well as advanced degrees on the topic. Fully aligned with the current edition of Reinventing the Supply Chain Lifecycle, this workbook-style book includes chapter learning objectives, chapter summaries, chapter questions, reviews of key terms and concepts, additional cases and examples, student self quizzes, and more.
Table of contents
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- About the Authors
- Preface
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Part I: Chapters 1 to 13, Text Material Content
- 1. Developing Supply Chain Strategies
- 2. Designing Supply Chains
- 3. Staffing Supply Chains
- 4. Managing Supply Chains
- 5. Social, Ethical, and Legal Considerations
- 6. Sustainable Supply Chains
- 7. Aligning Supply Chains to Meet Life Cycle Customer Demands
- 8. Negotiating
- 9. Building an Agile and Flexible Supply Chain
- 10. Developing Partnerships in Supply Chains
- 11. Risk Management
- 12. Lean and Other Cost-Reduction Strategies in Supply Chain Management
- 13. Strategic Planning in Outsourcing
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Part II: Chapters 14 to 22, Executive Interviews and Case Studies
- 14. Interview with Mr. Mike Orr of Genuine Parts Company
- 15. Interview with Mr. Mark Holifield of The Home Depot
- 16. Interview with Mr. Yadi Kamelian of Lincoln Industries
- 17. Interview with Mr. Eddie Capel of Manhattan Associates
- 18. Interview with Mr. Ron Robinson of LI-COR Biosciences
- 19. Interview with Mr. James Chris Gaffney of the Coca-Cola Company
- 20. Interview with Mr. Brent Beabout of Office Depot
- 21. Novelette: So You Want to Build a Plant in a Foreign Country
- 22. Novelette: So You Want to Eliminate a Plant in a Foreign Country
- References
- Index
- FT Press
Product information
- Title: Reinventing the Supply Chain Life Cycle, Student Workbook
- Author(s):
- Release date: November 2012
- Publisher(s): Pearson
- ISBN: 9780133122220
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