Synopses & Reviews
Fully revised and expanded, the Second Edition contains valuable tips, techniques, illustrative real-world examples, exhibits, and best practices. This handy and concise paperback will help you stay up to date on the newest thinking, strategies, developments, and technologies in supply chain management.
"Michael Hugos presents the core concepts and techniques of supply chain management in a clear, concise, and easily readable style for those desiring an introduction to the subject or for those wanting to refine their understanding and application of supply chain issues. The case studies and executive insights are very useful in illustrating how to effectively employ supply chains to enable companies to accomplish their business goals."
Perry J. Gaid, Vice President of Purchasing, OneSource Facility Services, Inc.
"My company is involved in both manufacturing and distribution. Mr. Hugos's book provides a valuable framework of concepts and techniques that people at all levels of the company can use to organize and improve our supply chain management capabilities and tie them to our business strategy."
Grant Watkinson, Ph.D., President, Coastwide Laboratories, Inc.
Praise for the First Edition
"An excellent introduction into supply chain management . . . a book you should own and loan out to others frequently."
Supply Management
"In clear and concise prose, this lean book outlines the most crucial tenets and concepts of supply chain management."
Supply Chain Management Review
The Wiley Essentials Seriesbecause the business world is always changing...and so should you.
Synopsis
This practical guide describes how the supply chain operates and discusses the issues and techniques that are relevant for companies seeking to improve the management of their supply chains. Organized using the features of the Essentials series, this easy-to-use guide contains tips and techniques for maximizing supply chain innovation strategies, as well as real-world examples. The new edition will contain all new "From the Real World" and "Executive Insight" examples, a new chapter on how to gain competitive advantage from the supply chain, and new sections covering the latest trends.
Synopsis
The Wiley Essentials Series-because the business world is always changing...and so should you.
About the Author
MICHAEL HUGOS is a business executive with more than twenty years' experience in logistics and supply chain management. He is an award-winning Chief Information Officer who integrates technology and business operations to create supply chains for competitive advantage. Mr. Hugos is also the author of Building the Real-Time Enterprise: An Executive Briefing and the coauthor of Supply Chain Management in the Retail Industry. He holds an MBA from Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management.
Table of Contents
Preface.
Acknowledgments.
1. Key Concepts of Supply Chain Management.
2. Supply Chain Operations: Planning and Sourcing.
3. Supply Chain Operations: Making and Delivering.
4. Using Information Technology.
5. Metrics for Measuring Supply Chain Performance.
6. Supply Chain Coordination.
7. Defining Supply Chain Opportunities.
8. Creating Supply Chains for Competitive Advantage.
9. The Promise of the Real-Time Supply Chain.
Index.