Product Description
Strategic Supply Chain Management (2nd edition)
Authors: P Ramgovind, W Engelbrecht
Format: Physical Hardcopy
In an ever-changing and unique market environment, supply chain management is becoming increasingly important for organisations seeking a sustainable competitive advantage. Irrespective of an organisation’s size, nature or location, a firm understanding and effective management of supply chain management practices and principles can shape and determine an organisation’s success. Strategic Supply Chain Management gives insights into the way supply chain management activities influence strategic decision making in a contemporary organisation.
The contents of the book include the following:
Features:
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Contemporary managerial principles
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Strategic management
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Introduction to supply chain management
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Perspectives on warehouse development
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Forecasting and demand planning
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Procurement of inventory
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Operations management
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Inventory management
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Warehouse operations and processes
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Logistics management
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Sustainable supply chain management
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Lean supply chain management
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Supplier relationship management
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Customer relationship management
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Ethics in supply chain management
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Illicit supply chain
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Trends in supply chain management
Contents:
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PART A CONTEMPORARY STRATEGY
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Chapter 1: Managerial principles
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Chapter 2: Strategic management
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Chapter 3: Principles of supply chain management
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Chapter 4: Spatial perspectives on strategic warehouse development
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PART B SUPPLY CHAIN ACTIVITIES
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Chapter 5: Forecasting and demand planning
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Chapter 6: Procurement of inventory
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Chapter 7: Operations management
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Chapter 8: Inventory management
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Chapter 9: Warehouse operations and processes
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Chapter 10: Managing the logistics in the supply chain
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PART C CONTEMPORARY SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT
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Chapter 11: Sustainable supply chain management
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Chapter 12: Lean supply chain management
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Chapter 13: Supplier relationship management
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Chapter 14: Customer relationship management
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Chapter 15: Ethics in supply chain management
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Chapter 16: Illicit supply chain
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Chapter 17: Disruptions to the supply chain
About the Author
Priya Ramgovind is an academic at a private higher education institution.
Dr Willy Engelbrecht is a senior lecturer in the School of Management Sciences at North-West University.
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