Competing Through Supply Chain Management : Creating Market-Winning Strategies Through Supply Chain Partnerships

SCM is one of the hottest topics in manufacturing and distribution, and like JIT and TQC it requires a corporate commitment. This book provides both fundamental principles of SCM as well as a set of guidelines to assist in practical application of SCM. It will be one of the first books on the market that deals exclusively with SCM and its application. Readers in the academic, management sciences, sales, marketing and government environments will find this book of particular interest. Front Matter....Pages i-xvii Meeting the Challenge of Supply Chain Management....Pages 1-35 The Challenge of Today’s Business Environment....Pages 36-71 Evolution of Supply Chain Management....Pages 72-108 Developing SCM Strategies....Pages 109-148 Supply Channel Management....Pages 149-192 Supply Chain Inventory Management....Pages 193-246 Supply Chain Quality and Performance Measurement....Pages 247-288 The Work Force and Information Technology....Pages 289-329 Implementing Supply Chain Management....Pages 330-355 Back Matter....Pages 357-365 This is the first book to provide a complete definition of the fundamental principles and practical applications of supply chain management (SCM). More importantly, the book centers around understanding SCM as a fundamentally new business management philosophy, seeking to exploit the competitive advantage to be gained from leveraging the core, innovative competencies of systems of supply chain partnerships.