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This important book identifies the best practices for managing a global supply chain, which is now a necessity for companies that want to be competitive in a global business environment. The authors, all members of the University of Maryland Logistics Best Practices Group, identify the key elements required to successfully implement an extended enterprise, and they provide the tools needed to put a world-class logistics operation in place. The book offers a new paradigm of management practices gleaned from rigorous research, and gives concrete details about management strategies and structures.

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This book is the result of a five-year research project and identifies best practices for managing a global supply chain. The authors explain the key elements for successfully implementing an extended enterprise and provide tools to put a world-class logistics operation into place. They give concrete advice on management strategies and structures, and offer tools such as benchmarking, self-assessments and outsourcing evaluation. There are case studies from companies such as Amoco, DuPont, Johnson & Johnson and UPS. (Kirkus UK)

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DR. SANDOR BOYSON is a Research Professor at the University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business and Codirector at the University's newly formed Supply Chain Management Center. He directed the four-year research project on Logistics Best Practices for the U.S. Department of Energy involving the School's Logistics and Transportation faculty group. He has also served as the Associate Director for the Technology and Engineering Management Programs at the Graduate School of Management and Technology, University of Maryland. He is a founding and present editor of Technology Management and the author of two books as well as numerous articles. DR. THOMAS M. CORSI is a Professor of Logistics and Transportation and Codirector of the Supply Chain Management Center at the University of Maryland. He was formerly Chairperson of the University's Logistics and Transportation Group. DR. MARTIN E. DRESNER is an Associate Professor of Logistics and Transportation at the University of Maryland and an Associate Director of the Supply Chain Management Center. LISA H. HARRINGTON is the president of Harrington Associates, a communications firm specializing in the areas of supply chain management, logistics, and operations management. She is a Senior Fellow at the Supply Chain Management Center, and a regular contributing editor to Industry Week and Transportation and Distribution magazines.

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