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Supply Chain Management Strategy, Planning, and Operation

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ISBN-10: 0131730428

ISBN-13: 9780131730427

Edition: 3rd 2007 (Revised)

Authors: Sunil Chopra, Peter Meindl

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Thisnbsp;book brings together the strategic role of the supply chain, key strategic drivers of supply chain performance, and the underlying tools and techniques for supply chain analysis. Students are able to articulate the strategic importance of supply chain thinking and support their ideas with evidence that can be built using models.
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Book details

List price: $168.00
Edition: 3rd
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: Pearson Education
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 552
Size: 10.25" wide x 8.25" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 2.640
Language: English

Preface
Building a Strategic Framework to Analyze Supply Chains
Understanding the Supply Chain
What Is a Supply Chain?
The Objective of a Supply Chain
The Importance of Supply Chain Decisions
Decision Phases in a Supply Chain
Process View of a Supply Chain
Examples of Supply Chains
Summary of Learning Objectives
Discussion Questions
Bibliography
Supply Chain Performance: Achieving Strategic Fit and Scope
Competitive and Supply Chain Strategies
Achieving Strategic Fit
Expanding Strategic Scope
Summary of Learning Objectives
Discussion Questions
Bibliography
Supply Chain Drivers and Metrics
Drivers of Supply Chain Performance
Framework for Structuring Drivers
Facilities
Inventory
Transportation
Information
Sourcing
Pricing
Obstacles to Achieving Fit
Summary of Learning Objectives
Discussion Questions
Bibliography
Case Study Seven-Eleven Japan Co.
Designing the Supply Chain Network
Designing Distribution Networks and Applications to e-Business
The Role of Distribution in the Supply Chain
Factors Influencing Distribution Network Design
Design Options for a Distribution Network
e-Business and the Distribution Network
Distribution Networks in Practice
Summary of Learning Objectives
Discussion Questions
Bibliography
Network Design in the Supply Chain
The Role of Network Design in the Supply Chain
Factors Influencing Network Design Decisions
Framework for Network Design Decisions
Models for Facility Location and Capacity Allocation
The Role of IT in Network Design
Making Network Design Decisions in Practice
Summary of Learning Objectives
Discussion Questions
Exercises
Bibliography
Case Study Managing Growth at SportStuff.com
Network Design in an Uncertain Environment
The Impact of Uncertainty on Network Design
Discounted Cash Flow Analysis
Representations of Uncertainty
Evaluating Network Design Decisions Using Decision Trees
AM Tires: Evaluation of Supply Chain Design Decisions Under Uncertainty
Risk Management and Network Design
Making Supply Chain Decisions Under Uncertainty in Practice
Summary of Learning Objectives
Discussion Questions
Exercises
Bibliography
Case Study BioPharma, Inc.
Planning Demand and Supply in a Supply Chain
Demand Forecasting in a Supply Chain
The Role of Forecasting in a Supply Chain
Characteristics of Forecasts
Components of a Forecast and Forecasting Methods
Basic Approach to Demand Forecasting
Time-Series Forecasting Methods
Measures of Forecast Error
Forecasting Demand at Tahoe Salt
The Role of IT in Forecasting
Risk Management in Forecasting
Forecasting in Practice
Summary of Learning Objectives
Discussion Questions
Exercises
Bibliography
Case Study Specialty Packaging Corporation, Part A
Aggregate Planning in a Supply Chain
The Role of Aggregate Planning in a Supply Chain
The Aggregate Planning Problem
Aggregate Planning Strategies
Aggregate Planning Using Linear Programming
Aggregate Planning in Excel
The Role of IT in Aggregate Planning
Implementing Aggregate Planning in Practice
Summary of Learning Objectives
Discussion Questions
Exercises
Case Study Specialty Packaging Corporation, Part B
Planning Supply and Demand in a Supply Chain: Managing Predictable Variability
Responding to Predictable Variability in a Supply Chain
Managing Supply
Managing Demand
Implementing Solutions to Predictable Variability in Practice
Summary of Learning Objectives
Discussion Questions
Exercises
Bibliography
Case Study Mintendo Game Girl
Planning and Managing Inventories in a Supply Chain
Managing Economies of Scale in a Supply Chain: Cycle Inventory
The Role of Cycle Inventory in a Supply Chain
Economies of Scale to Exploit Fixed Costs
Economies of Scale to Exploit Quantity Discounts
Short-Term Discounting: Trade Promotions
Managing Multiechelon Cycle Inventory
Estimating Cycle Inventory-Related Costs in Practice
Summary of Learning Objectives
Discussion Questions
Exercises
Bibliography
Case Study Delivery Strategy at MoonChem
Economic Order Quantity
Managing Uncertainty in a Supply Chain: Safety Inventory
The Role of Safety Inventory in a Supply Chain
Determining Appropriate Level of Safety Inventory
Impact of Supply Uncertainty on Safety Inventory
Impact of Aggregation on Safety Inventory
Impact of Replenishment Policies on Safety Inventory
Managing Safety Inventory in a Multiechelon Supply Chain
The Role of IT in Inventory Management
Estimating and Managing Safety Inventory in Practice
Summary of Learning Objectives
Discussion Questions
Exercises
Bibliography
Case Study Managing Inventories at ALKO Inc.
The Normal Distribution
The Normal Distribution in Excel
Expected Shortage Cost per Cycle
Determining the Optimal Level of Product Availability
The Importance of the Level of Product Availability
Factors Affecting Optimal Level of Product Availability
Managerial Levers to Improve Supply Chain Profitability
Setting Product Availability for Multiple Products Under Capacity Constraints
Setting Optimal Levels of Product Availability in Practice
Summary of Learning Objectives
Discussion Questions
Exercises
Bibliography
Optimal Level of Product Availability
An Intermediate Evaluation
Expected Profit from an Order
Expected Overstock from an Order
Expected Understock from an Order
Simulation Using Spreadsheets
Designing and Planning Transportation Networks
Transportation in a Supply Chain
The Role of Transportation in a Supply Chain
Modes of Transportation and Their Performance Characteristics
Transportation Infrastructure and Policies
Design Options for a Transportation Network
Trade-Offs in Transportation Design
Tailored Transportation
The Role of IT in Transportation
Risk Management in Transportation
Making Transportation Decisions in Practice
Summary of Learning Objectives
Discussion Questions
Exercises
Bibliography
Managing Cross-Functional Drivers in a Supply Chain
Sourcing Decisions in a Supply Chain
The Role of Sourcing in a Supply Chain
In-House or Outsource
Third- and Fourth-Party Logistics Providers
Supplier Scoring and Assessment
Supplier Selection-Auctions and Negotiations
Contracts and Supply Chain Performance
Design Collaboration
The Procurement Process
Sourcing Planning and Analysis
The Role of IT in Sourcing
Risk Management in Sourcing
Making Sourcing Decisions in Practice
Summary of Learning Objectives
Discussion Questions
Exercises
Bibliography
Pricing and Revenue Management in a Supply Chain
The Role of Pricing and Revenue Management in a Supply Chain
Pricing and Revenue Management for Multiple Customer Segments
Pricing and Revenue Management for Perishable Products
Pricing and Revenue Management for Seasonal Demand
Pricing and Revenue Management for Bulk and Spot Contracts
The Role of IT in Pricing and Revenue Management
Using Pricing and Revenue Management in Practice
Summary of Learning Objectives
Discussion Questions
Exercises
Bibliography
Information Technology in a Supply Chain
The Role of IT in a Supply Chain
The Supply Chain IT Framework
Customer Relationship Management
Internal Supply Chain Management
Supplier Relationship Management
The Transaction Management Foundation
The Future of IT in the Supply Chain
Risk Management in IT
Supply Chain IT in Practice
Summary of Learning Objectives
Discussion Questions
Bibliography
Coordination in a Supply Chain
Lack of Supply Chain Coordination and the Bullwhip Effect
The Effect on Performance of Lack of Coordination
Obstacles to Coordination in a Supply Chain
Managerial Levers to Achieve Coordination
Building Strategic Partnerships and Trust Within a Supply Chain
Continuous Replenishment and Vendor-Managed Inventories
Collaborative Planning, Forecasting, and Replenishment (CPFR)
The Role of IT in Coordination
Achieving Coordination in Practice
Summary of Learning Objectives
Discussion Questions
Bibliography
Name Index
Subject Index