Fundamentals of Supply Chain Management
Author :
Publisher : Bookboon
Page : 112 pages
File Size : 20,16 MB
Release :
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ISBN : 8776817989
Research Methods: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications
Author : Management Association, Information Resources
Publisher : IGI Global
Page : 2107 pages
File Size : 20,74 MB
Release : 2015-01-31
Category : Science
ISBN : 1466674571
Book Description
Across a variety of disciplines, data and statistics form the backbone of knowledge. To ensure the reliability and validity of data, appropriate measures must be taken in conducting studies and reporting findings. Research Methods: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications compiles chapters on key considerations in the management, development, and distribution of data. With its focus on both fundamental concepts and advanced topics, this multi-volume reference work will be a valuable addition to researchers, scholars, and students of science, mathematics, and engineering.
Green Business: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications
Author : Management Association, Information Resources
Publisher : IGI Global
Page : 1718 pages
File Size : 16,45 MB
Release : 2019-02-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1522579168
Book Description
The issues of sustainability and corporate social responsibility have become vital discussions in many industries within the public and private sectors. In the business realm, incorporating practices that serve the overall community and ecological wellbeing can also allow businesses to flourish economically and socially. Green Business: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications is a vital reference source for the latest research findings on the challenges and benefits of implementing sustainability into the core functions of contemporary enterprises, focusing on how green approaches improve operations. Highlighting a range of topics such as corporate sustainability, green enterprises, and circular economy, this multi-volume book is ideally designed for business executives, business and marketing professionals, business managers, academicians, and researchers actively involved in the business industry.
Low-Cost Country Sourcing
Author : Martin Lockström
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 295 pages
File Size : 14,45 MB
Release : 2007-11-17
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 3835095277
Book Description
On the basis of a pan-European survey conducted among senior purchasing managers of 200 large-sized multinationals, Martin Lockström identifies internal key success factors of companies sourcing in low-cost countries.
Logistics Management and Strategy
Author : Alan Harrison
Publisher : Pearson UK
Page : 607 pages
File Size : 43,1 MB
Release : 2019
Category : Business logistics
ISBN : 1292183721
Book Description
Contemporary Approaches and Strategies for Applied Logistics
Author : Wood, Lincoln C.
Publisher : IGI Global
Page : 504 pages
File Size : 14,72 MB
Release : 2018-01-30
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 152255274X
Book Description
Evaluating the role of logistics and supply chain management skills or applications is necessary for the success of any organization or business. As market competition becomes more aggressive, it is crucial to evaluate ways in which a business can maintain a strategic edge over competitors. Contemporary Approaches and Strategies for Applied Logistics is a critical scholarly resource that examines applied research and development in logistics and supply chain management. Featuring coverage on a broad range of topics, such as computational logistics, inventory management, and partnership formation, this book is geared towards academicians, researchers, and practitioners seeking current research on enabling an efficient and sustainable economy.
Strategic Supply Chain Management
Author : Carlos Cordón
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 21,31 MB
Release : 2013-05-02
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1136345582
Book Description
The supply chain is at the heart of every successful business organization's decision-making process. This textbook explains how to create a winning supply chain management strategy by spotlighting how senior executives in European and US companies have turned their supply chains into strategic weapons designed to convert threats, risks and outside pressures into competitive advantages. Strategic Supply Chain Management contains twenty real-world cases, all of which have been field researched by a top author team and tested out in the classroom. Each case adopts an executive leadership perspective to illuminate the real dilemmas faced by managers. The authors draw on their extensive classroom and industry experience to ensure that the writing style is geared towards an executive education readership. This elite case package will provide a complete teaching resource and authentic learning experience for MBA and executive education classes in Supply Chain Management throughout the world.
Decision-Making for Biomass-Based Production Chains
Author : Sebnem Yilmaz Balaman
Publisher : Academic Press
Page : 259 pages
File Size : 49,66 MB
Release : 2018-10-02
Category : Science
ISBN : 0128142790
Book Description
Decision-Making for Biomass-Based Production Chains: The Basic Concepts and Medothologies presents a comprehensive study of key-issues surrounding the integration of strategic, tactical and operational decision levels for supply chains in the biomass, biofuels and biorefining sectors. Comprehensive sections cover biomass resources, harvesting, collection, storage and distribution systems, along with the necessary technical and technological background of production systems. In addition, the basics of decision-making, problems and decision levels encountered in design, management and operation phases are covered. Case studies are supplied in each chapter, along with a discussion and comparative analysis of topics. The book presents a clear vision of advances in the field. Graduate students and those starting in this line of research will also find the necessary information on how to model this kind of complex system. Finally, this comprehensive resource can be used as a guide for non-expert industry decision-makers and government policymakers who need a thorough overview on the industry. - Examines analytic methodologies for complex decision-making when designing, deploying and managing biomass and bio-based products supply chains - Includes real-life examples of main sustainability indicators, standards and certification schemes from the European Union, United States and worldwide - Explores the progress of decision-making procedures to provide a detailed perspective for effective selection of the most reliable solutions for each kind of problem - Provides detailed, in-depth analyses of various models and frameworks for their implementation, challenges and solutions - Presents multi-criteria and multi-objective decision-making and modeling approaches, including mathematical modeling, simulation-based modeling, and artificial intelligence-based modeling
Next Generation Supply Chains
Author : Rosanna Fornasiero
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 298 pages
File Size : 28,49 MB
Release : 2020-12-31
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 3030635058
Book Description
This open access book explores supply chains strategies to help companies face challenges such as societal emergency, digitalization, climate changes and scarcity of resources. The book identifies industrial scenarios for the next decade based on the analysis of trends at social, economic, environmental technological and political level, and examines how they may impact on supply chain processes and how to design next generation supply chains to answer these challenges. By mapping enabling technologies for supply chain innovation, the book proposes a roadmap for the full implementation of the supply chain strategies based on the integration of production and logistics processes. Case studies from process industry, discrete manufacturing, distribution and logistics, as well as ICT providers are provided, and policy recommendations are put forward to support companies in this transformative process.
Supply Chain Strategies, Issues and Models
Author : Usha Ramanathan
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 259 pages
File Size : 14,9 MB
Release : 2013-09-12
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 1447153529
Book Description
In the 21st century, supply chain operations and relationships among supply chain partners have become highly challenging, necessitating new approaches, e.g., the development of new models. Supply Chain Strategies, Issues and Models discusses supply chain issues and models with examples from actual industrial cases. Expert authors with a wide spectrum of knowledge working in various areas of supply chain management from various geographical locations offer refreshing, novel and insightful ideas and address possible solutions using established theories and models. Supply Chain Strategies, Issues and Models features studies that have used mathematical modeling, statistical analyses and also descriptive qualitative studies. The chapters cover many relevant themes related to supply chains and logistics including supply chain complexity, information sharing, quality (six sigma), electronic Kanbans, inventory models, scheduling, purchasing and contracts. To facilitate easy reading, the chapters that deal with supply chain related issues are first, followed by studies on inventory, scheduling, purchasing and logistics. This book can be used as a useful resource of supply chain management by academics, students and practitioners. This book can serve as a helping tool in managerial decision making for investments in collaboration and information exchange to improve forecasts, scheduling and inventory management, and for supply chain managers to leverage product and process complexities into competitive advantage. Some interesting mathematical models can appeal to students and researchers interested in modeling the impact of information sharing in supply chains.
