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Author: Tsan-Ming Choi
Publisher: CRC Press
Published: 2016-04-14
Total Pages: 172
ISBN-13: 1315682141
DOWNLOAD EBOOKSupply chain management is a well-developed area. The traditional supply chains are dynamic systems which include the forward and reverse flows of physical products and the related information and fund. However, a service supply chain is different because the real "product" may take the form of a "service" which implies that many traditionally cruc
Author: Daniel Stanton
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Published: 2017-11-29
Total Pages: 360
ISBN-13: 1119410193
DOWNLOAD EBOOKEveryone can impact the supply chain Supply Chain Management For Dummies helps you connect the dots between things like purchasing, logistics, and operations to see how the big picture is affected by seemingly isolated inefficiencies. Your business is a system, made of many moving parts that must synchronize to most efficiently meet the needs of your customers—and your shareholders. Interruptions in one area ripple throughout the entire operation, disrupting the careful coordination that makes businesses successful; that's where supply chain management (SCM) comes in. SCM means different things to different people, and many different models exist to meet the needs of different industries. This book focuses on the broadly-applicable Supply Chain Operations Reference (SCOR) Model: Plan, Source, Make, Deliver, Return, and Enable, to describe the basic techniques and key concepts that keep businesses running smoothly. Whether you're in sales, HR, or product development, the decisions you make every day can impact the supply chain. This book shows you how to factor broader impact into your decision making process based on your place in the system. Improve processes by determining your metrics Choose the right software and implement appropriate automation Evaluate and mitigate risks at all steps in the supply chain Help your business function as a system to more effectively meet customer needs We tend to think of the supply chain as suppliers, logistics, and warehousing—but it's so much more than that. Every single person in your organization, from the mailroom to the C-suite, can work to enhance or hinder the flow. Supply Chain Management For Dummies shows you what you need to know to make sure your impact leads to positive outcomes.
Author: Yi-chen Lan
Publisher: IGI Global
Published: 2006-01-01
Total Pages: 349
ISBN-13: 1591406137
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"This book discusses the business and technical reasons for integrating supply chain systems"--Provided by publisher.
Author: B. V. S. Prasad
Publisher:
Published: 2009-10
Total Pages: 253
ISBN-13: 9788131407561
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn today's competitive environment, services industries are facing the challenge of improving operational efficiencies and reducing cost, without negatively impacting customer service. Further challenges arise due to technology revolution, increasing customer expectations, frequently changing customer needs and a dynamic market scenario. In the highly competitive environment of today, new product development, marketing and promotion costs are increasing constantly. Services providers are recognised, because only in that area it is possible to reduce costs in the supply chain. To meet these challenges, services providers are beginning to implement Supply Chain Management practices (SCM), that create a balance between customer requirements and supply chain capabilities. SCM can bring reliability, responsiveness, consistency, flexibility, cost reduction and process efficiency. Traditionally, organisations were implementing SCM with the purpose of achieving operational efficiency and cost cutting. In today's competitive environment with increasing customer demands, organisations are looking for leveraging competitive advantage to deliver better customer service. When the internet and RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) technologies emerged, they brought a new dimension to SCM concept. Even though many software providers such as SAP, Oracle and IBM offer SCM concepts to the organisation, no one has a complete software package. This book explains how service chains differ from the traditional supply chain, and elaborates on the challenges in implementing SCM in the service industry. The book also focuses on the benefits of using the supply chain in service industries like financial, healthcare, postal and courier, retail, entertainment and tourism services.
Author: John A. Muckstadt
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Published: 2006-12-26
Total Pages: 290
ISBN-13: 0387272887
DOWNLOAD EBOOK* Provides a broad overview of modeling approaches and solution methodologies for addressing inventory problems, particularly the management of high cost, low demand rate service parts found in multi-echelon settings * The text may be used in a variety of courses for first-year graduate students or senior undergraduates, or as a reference for researchers and practitioners * A background in stochastic processes and optimization is assumed
Author: National Research Council
Publisher: National Academies Press
Published: 2000-03-23
Total Pages: 162
ISBN-13: 0309173418
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe managed flow of goods and information from raw material to final sale also known as a "supply chain" affects everythingâ€"from the U.S. gross domestic product to where you can buy your jeans. The nature of a company's supply chain has a significant effect on its success or failureâ€"as in the success of Dell Computer's make-to-order system and the failure of General Motor's vertical integration during the 1998 United Auto Workers strike. Supply Chain Integration looks at this crucial component of business at a time when product design, manufacture, and delivery are changing radically and globally. This book explores the benefits of continuously improving the relationship between the firm, its suppliers, and its customers to ensure the highest added value. This book identifies the state-of-the-art developments that contribute to the success of vertical tiers of suppliers and relates these developments to the capabilities that small and medium-sized manufacturers must have to be viable participants in this system. Strategies for attaining these capabilities through manufacturing extension centers and other technical assistance providers at the national, state, and local level are suggested. This book identifies action steps for small and medium-sized manufacturersâ€"the "seed corn" of business start-up and developmentâ€"to improve supply chain management. The book examines supply chain models from consultant firms, universities, manufacturers, and associations. Topics include the roles of suppliers and other supply chain participants, the rise of outsourcing, the importance of information management, the natural tension between buyer and seller, sources of assistance to small and medium-sized firms, and a host of other issues. Supply Chain Integration will be of interest to industry policymakers, economists, researchers, business leaders, and forward-thinking executives.
Author: Sharan Srinivas
Publisher: Springer Nature
Published: 2021-06-25
Total Pages: 278
ISBN-13: 3030692655
DOWNLOAD EBOOKManagement of supply chains has been evolving rapidly over the last few years due to the inception of Industry 4.0, where businesses adopt automation technologies and data exchanges leading to dynamic and interconnected supply chain systems. Emphasizing on analytical approaches such as predictive and prescriptive modeling, this book presents state-of-the-art original research work dealing with advanced analytical models for the design, planning, and operation of the supply chain to provide faster and smarter decisions in the era of digitization. In particular, the book integrates machine learning and operations research models for faster and smarter decisions, presents prescriptive analytics models for strategic, tactical, and operational decision making in the supply chain, and addresses recent challenges such as sustainability in the supply chain, supply chain visibility, and supply chain digitalization. Key concepts are illustrated using real-life case studies, making the book a valuable reference for researchers, technical professionals, and students.
Author: Vittal Prabhu
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2013-09-05
Total Pages: 623
ISBN-13: 3642412637
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe two volumes IFIP AICT 414 and 415 constitute the refereed proceedings of the International IFIP WG 5.7 Conference on Advances in Production Management Systems, APMS 2013, held in University Park, PA, USA, in September 2013. The 133 revised full papers were carefully reviewed and selected for inclusion in the two volumes. They are organized in 4 parts: sustainable production, sustainable supply chains, sustainable services, and ICT and emerging technologies.
Author: Gerhard F. Knolmayer
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Published: 2012-11-02
Total Pages: 254
ISBN-13: 3540248161
DOWNLOAD EBOOKSince SAP is emphasizing recent developments in operations management in its SCM initiative, this book describes the methodological background from the viewpoint of a company using SAP systems. It describes order processing both in an intra- and interorganizational perspective, as well as describing future developments and system enhancements.
Author: Petri Helo
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2016-08-27
Total Pages: 102
ISBN-13: 331940430X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book is dedicated to the issues and complexities of industrial services supply chain management. It analyzes how the transition from products to services can be managed, and how supply chains can be adjusted to reflect this new status quo. The book begins with chapters examining product-service systems structures and servitization – the services infusion process. Next, it presents industrial services as marketing and operations strategy. The focus shifts to service delivery, and this chapter discusses how the actual operations take place. This is followed by an examination of the role of technology and how connected assets are utilized by product vendors in value-creation. The book analyzes the transition from ownership to subscriptions in the pricing decisions chapter. Then the value chain effects chapter offers an overview of the mechanisms through which industrial companies are shortening the distance to end-users and aim for a better position in the value chain. Finally the conclusion addresses theoretical and empirical implications in the industrial services supply chain management.
