Customer-Oriented Global Supply Chains: Concepts for Effective Management

Customer-Oriented Global Supply Chains: Concepts for Effective Management

Author: Eyob, Ephrem

Publisher: IGI Global

Published: 2012-03-31

Total Pages: 336

ISBN-13: 1466602473

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"This book provides insights and supports executives, middle managers and practitioners concerned with the management of supply chain with expertise, knowledge, information and organizational management development in different types of industries"--Provided by publisher.


Supply Chain Management: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications

Supply Chain Management: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications

Author: Management Association, Information Resources

Publisher: IGI Global

Published: 2012-12-31

Total Pages: 1880

ISBN-13: 1466626755

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In order to keep up with the constant changes in technology, business have adopted supply chain management to improve competitive strategies on a strategic and operational level. Supply Chain Management: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications is a reference collection which highlights the major concepts and issues in the application and advancement of supply chain management. Including research from leading scholars, this resource will be useful for academics, students, and practitioners interested in the continuous study of supply chain management and its influences.


Advances in Manufacturing Processes, Intelligent Methods and Systems in Production Engineering

Advances in Manufacturing Processes, Intelligent Methods and Systems in Production Engineering

Author: Andre Batako

Publisher: Springer Nature

Published: 2022-04-19

Total Pages: 788

ISBN-13: 3030905322

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This book forms an excellent basis for the development of intelligent manufacturing system for Industry 4.0, digital and distributed manufacturing, and factories for future. This book of new developments and advancement in intelligent control and optimization system for production engineering serves as a good companion to scholars, manufacturing companies, and RTO to improve the efficiency of production systems.


Managing the Global Supply Chain

Managing the Global Supply Chain

Author: Tage Skjott-Larsen

Publisher: Copenhagen Business School Press DK

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 472

ISBN-13: 9788763001717

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The world today faces global competition. The supply chain is a vital part of the globalization process. Presenting a global view of the scope and complexity of supply chain management, this book reflects the rapid change that has taken place within the supply chain and its environment. This third edition has been fully updated with recent changes in concepts, technology, and practice. Integration and collaboration are keywords in future competition. Firms must be agile and lean at the same time. The book gives an insightful overview of the conceptual foundations of the global supply chain, as well as current examples of the best practice of managing supply chains in a global context.


Anthropological Approaches to Understanding Consumption Patterns and Consumer Behavior

Anthropological Approaches to Understanding Consumption Patterns and Consumer Behavior

Author: Chkoniya, Valentina

Publisher: IGI Global

Published: 2020-04-03

Total Pages: 546

ISBN-13: 1799831175

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Anthropology is a science specialized in the study of the past and present of societies, especially the study of humans and human behavior. The disciplines of anthropology and consumer research have long been separated; however, it is now believed that joining them will lead to a more profound knowledge and understanding of consumer behaviors and will lead to further understanding and predictions for the future. Anthropological Approaches to Understanding Consumption Patterns and Consumer Behavior is a cutting-edge research publication that examines an anthropological approach to the study of the consumer and as a key role to the development of societies. The book also provides a range of marketing possibilities that can be developed from this approach such as understanding the evolution of consumer behavior, delivering truly personalized customer experiences, and potentially creating new products, brands, and services. Featuring a wide range of topics such as artificial intelligence, food consumption, and neuromarketing, this book is ideal for marketers, advertisers, brand managers, consumer behavior analysts, managing directors, consumer psychologists, academicians, social anthropologists, entrepreneurs, researchers, and students.


Supply Chain Strategies

Supply Chain Strategies

Author: Tony Hines

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 410

ISBN-13: 0750655518

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Highlighting some of the main challenges facing organizations, this text looks at how to select, design and implement successful supply chain strategies in an increasingly competitive environment. Each chapter discusses the issues in relation to previous literature, contemporary practices and the lessons to be learned from different industries where successful management of supply chains has improved organizational and industry level profitability. The text also includes numerous international case studies and vignettes that will cover different industries, thereby giving a wide-ranging, global approach to the topic.


Global Supply Chain and Operations Management

Global Supply Chain and Operations Management

Author: Dmitry Ivanov

Publisher: Springer Nature

Published: 2021-11-19

Total Pages: 673

ISBN-13: 3030723313

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The third edition of this textbook comprehensively discusses global supply chain and operations management (SCOM), combining value creation networks and interacting processes. It focuses on operational roles within networks and presents the quantitative and organizational methods needed to plan and control the material, information, and financial flows in supply chains. Each chapter begins with an introductory case study, while numerous examples from various industries and services help to illustrate the key concepts. The book explains how to design operations and supply networks and how to incorporate suppliers and customers. It examines how to balance supply and demand, a core aspect of tactical planning, before turning to the allocation of resources to meet customer needs. In addition, the book presents state-of-the-art research reflecting the lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic, and emerging, fast-paced developments in the digitalization of supply chain and operations management. Providing readers with a working knowledge of global supply chain and operations management, with a focus on bridging the gap between theory and practice, this textbook can be used in core, specialized, and advanced classes alike. It is intended for a broad range of students and professionals in supply chain and operations management.


Global Intermediation and Logistics Service Providers

Global Intermediation and Logistics Service Providers

Author: Saglietto, Laurence

Publisher: IGI Global

Published: 2017-01-18

Total Pages: 438

ISBN-13: 1522521348

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As modern organizations become more globalized and diverse, they require additional assistance to maintain effective workflows. With the support of intermediary partners, businesses can enhance their various management processes. Global Intermediation and Logistics Service Providers is a comprehensive reference source for the latest scholarly material on outsourcing strategies in contemporary business environments and examines the role of intermediaries in the dynamics of decision-making and process management. Highlighting pivotal discussions across a myriad of relevant topics, such as open innovation, competitive advantage, and social capital, this book is ideally designed for professionals, practitioners, researchers, and students interested in the impact of service providers within industrial organizations.


Smart and Sustainable Supply Chain and Logistics – Trends, Challenges, Methods and Best Practices

Smart and Sustainable Supply Chain and Logistics – Trends, Challenges, Methods and Best Practices

Author: Paulina Golinska-Dawson

Publisher: Springer Nature

Published: 2020-12-12

Total Pages: 429

ISBN-13: 3030619478

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This book discusses the critical contemporary issues of sustainability and integration of physical and information flow. It explores the digitalization of logistics processes and the need for a more integrated and a seamless cooperation in supply chain management, which are dominant trends in business practice. Moreover, it examines how the pressure for CO2 emission reductions and more resource- efficient business models influences the organization of logistics operations on both a local and global scale, demonstrating that integrating physical and cyber systems is necessary to achieve a more environmentally friendly, safe logistics and supply chain operations. In the individual chapters, the authors discuss the new qualitative and quantitative theoretical methods and models and also analyze case studies from business practice. This book provides valuable insights for academics, Ph.D. students and practitioners wishing to deepen their understanding of logistics operations and management.