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Supply Chain Management: Text and Cases, 2nd Edition
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Supply Chain Management: Text and Cases, 2nd Edition

by Janat Shah
May 2016
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
504 pages
19h 53m
English
Pearson Education India
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10

Supply Chain Restructuring

Learning Objectives

After reading this chapter, you will be able to answer the following questions:

  • What is supply chain restructuring?
  • How is supply chain restructuring different from supply chain integration and optimization?
  • What are the ways in which a supply chain can be restructured so as to improve its performance?
  • What is postponement? What are the costs and benefits of postponement?
  • How do firms decide optimal placement of inventory in the chain?

 

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Publisher Resources

ISBN: 9789353062538