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For MBA, engineering master, or senior-level undergraduate courses in supply chain management. A strategic framework for understanding supply chain management Supply Chain Management introduces high-level strategy and concepts while giving readers the practical tools necessary to solve supply chain problems. Using a strategic framework, readers are guided through all of the key drivers of supply chain performance, including facilities, inventory, transportation, information, sourcing, and pricing. The 7th Edition weaves in compelling case study examples to illustrate how good supply chain management offers a competitive advantage and how poor supply chain management can damage an organization’s performance. With this text, readers gain a deeper understanding of supply chains and a firm grasp on the practical managerial levers that can improve supply chain performance.    

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Author:   Sunil Chopra
Publisher:   Pearson Education (US)
Imprint:   Pearson
Edition:   7th edition
Dimensions:   Width: 20.30cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 25.40cm
Weight:   1.020kg
ISBN:  

9780134731889

ISBN 10:   0134731883
Pages:   528
Publication Date:   27 February 2018
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Replaced By:   9780135350126
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Available To Order  
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Table of Contents

PART I: BUILDING A STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK TO ANALYZE SUPPLY CHAINS Understanding the Supply Chain Supply Chain Performance: Achieving Strategic Fit and Scope Supply Chain Drivers and Metrics PART II: DESIGNING THE SUPPLY CHAIN NETWORK Designing Distribution Networks and Applications to Online Sales Network Design in the Supply Chain Designing Global Supply Chain Networks PART III: PLANNING AND COORDINATING DEMAND AND SUPPLY IN A SUPPLY CHAIN Demand Forecasting in a Supply Chain Aggregate Planning in a Supply Chain Sales and Operations Planning in a Supply Chain Coordination in a Supply Chain PART IV: PLANNING AND MANAGING INVENTORIES IN A SUPPLY CHAIN Managing Economies of Scale in a Supply Chain: Cycle Inventory Appendix 11A: Economic Order Quantity Managing Uncertainty in a Supply Chain: Safety Inventory Appendix 12A: The Normal Appendix 12B: The Normal Distribution in Excel Appendix 12C: Expected Shortage per Replenishment Cycle Appendix 12D: Evaluating Safety Inventory for Slow-Moving Items Linking Product Availability to Profits Appendix 13A: Optimal Level of Product Availability Appendix 13B: An Intermediate Evaluation Appendix 13C: Expected Profit from an Order Appendix 13D: Expected Overstock from an Order Appendix 13E: Expected Understock from an Order Appendix 13F: Simulation Using Spreadsheets PART V: DESIGNING AND PLANNING TRANSPORTATION NETWORKS Transportation in a Supply Chain PART VI: MANAGING CROSS FUNCTIONAL DRIVERS IN A SUPPLY CHAIN Sourcing Decisions in a Supply Chain Pricing and Revenue Management in a Supply Chain Sustainability and the Supply Chain PART VII: ONLINE CHAPTER Information Technology in a Supply Chain

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About our author Sunil Chopra is the IBM Distinguished Professor of Operations Management and Information Systems at the Kellogg School of Management. He has served as the interim dean and senior associate dean for curriculum and teaching, and the co-director of the MMM program, a joint dual-degree program between the Kellogg School of Management and the McCormick School of Engineering at Northwestern University. He has a PhD in operations research from SUNY at Stony Brook. Prior to joining Kellogg, he taught at New York University and spent a year at IBM Research. Professor Chopra's research and teaching interests are in supply chain and logistics management, operations management, combinatorial optimization, and the design of telecommunication networks. He has won several teaching awards at the MBA and Executive programs of Kellogg. He has authored more than 50 papers and two books. Chopra has been a department editor for Management Science and an associate editor for Manufacturing & Service Operations Management, Operations Research, and Decision Sciences Journal. He has also consulted for several firms in the area of supply chain and operations management.

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