Fundamentals of Supply Chain Management

Fundamentals of supply chain management is based on the author’s many years of teaching and research experience. It addresses the most fundamental concepts and best practices of contemporary supply chain management. It provides a structured description of all the most important components in the topic area, and supports it by many real-world leading edge company cases. The book is particularly suitable for those who want to make a firm grasp of the subject without spending a luxury of time. It is also a great companion for undergraduate and master degree students.

1. Why Supply Chain Management
2. Defining supply chains
3. Customer Orientation
4. Defining Supply Chain Management
5. Development Trends

1. Global Business Environment
2. Strategic Challenges
3. How Global Supply Chains Responded
4. Current Trends in Global SCM

1. Supply Chain Configuration
2. Extent of Vertical Integration
3. Outsourcing and Offshoring
4. Location Decisions
5. Capacity Planning
6. Bullwhip Effect

1. Origins of the Lean Manufacturing
2. Lean Supply Principles
3. Focusing on Cost-to-Serve
4. Drivers for Lean Supply Chain
5. Lean Process Mapping Tools

1. The Need for Agility
2. Agile Supply Chain Concept
3. Agile Supply Chain Framework
4. Competing on Responsiveness
5. Getting It Right from Within

1. Strategic Role of Purchasing
2. Purchasing Portfolio
3. Supplier Selection
4. Tools for Supplier Selection
5. Towards Knowledge Based Sourcing

1. Supply Relationship Defined
2. Close Partnership
3. Strategic Alliance
4. Relationship Dilemma
5. Supply Chain Integration

1. Creating Customer Centric Supply Chain
2. Managing Supply Networks
3. Watch the Dynamics