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Author:   Çağrı Haksöz ,  Sridhar Seshadri ,  Ananth V. Iyer
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Inc
Imprint:   CRC Press Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.566kg
ISBN:  

9781439867204

ISBN 10:   1439867208
Pages:   323
Publication Date:   21 December 2011
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

SUPPLY CHAIN STRATEGY ON THE SILK ROAD. Silk Road Supply Chains: A Historical Perspective. The Silk Road Linking Artisans in India to Designers in Italy and World Markets. Logistics Management Insights from the Silk Road Geography. Formal and Informal Financial Institutions and Entrepreneurship: The Case of Bazaars and Microfinance in Central Asia. Israel: A Start-Up Nation in a Global Supply Chain Context—The Revival of a Virtual Silk Road. Decoding Supply Chain Leadership in India. SUPPLY CHAIN PERFORMANCE ON THE SILK ROAD. Borusan Lojistik: Winning in the 3PL Market. Crossdocking Insights from a Third Party Logistics Firm in Turkey. Balance of Power between Buyer and Supplier: The Case of Chinese and Western Companies. Outsourcing Design to Asia: ODM Practices. Milk Collection at Nestle Pakistan Ltd.; The Role of Hungarian Railway on the New Silk Road. SUPPLY CHAIN RISK ON THE SILK ROAD. Private-Humanitarian Supply Chain Partnerships on the Silk Road. Incorporating Harvest, Maturity, Yield, and Demand Risk in Planning for Agricultural Supply Chains for Premium Products. Managing Procurement Risks in Turkish Machinery Industry: The Case of Renkler Makina. Supply Chain Risk and Sourcing Strategies: Automotive Industry in Iran.

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… Haksoz, Seshadri, and Iyer have brought together 28 scholars and business executives from different continents to share their perspectives about past and present trading activities along the Silk Road. … [the book] examines a wide range of issues arising from a multicultural perspective. … provides clear insights of the past and the present that will help academics and practitioners to gain a better understanding of the future. -Christopher Tang, University of California, Los Angeles

! Haksoz, Seshadri, and Iyer have brought together 28 scholars and business executives from different continents to share their perspectives about past and present trading activities along the Silk Road. ! [the book] examines a wide range of issues arising from a multicultural perspective. ! provides clear insights of the past and the present that will help academics and practitioners to gain a better understanding of the future. -Christopher Tang, University of California, Los Angeles

Author Information

Cagri Haksoz, is Assistant Professor of Operations Management at Sabanci School of Management, Sabanci University, Istanbul, Turkey. His current research focuses on risk management in global supply chains, design and management of options in supply chain contracts, strategic product recall management, pricing weather derivatives, and risk intelligence. Sridhar Seshadri is Professor of Information, Risk, and Operations Management at McCombs School of Business, University of Texas, Austin. His current research focuses on equilibrium asset pricing, pricing and revenue optimization, and risk management in supply chains. Ananth V. Iyer is Susan Bulkeley Butler Chair in Operations Management and Director, DCMME and GSCMI at the Krannert School of Business, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN. His current research focuses on analysis of supply chains, including the modeling of spare parts supply chains, auto industry supply chains, the impact of promotions on logistics systems in the grocery industry, analysis of the impact of competitors on operational management models, and the role of supply contracts.

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