Purchasing and supply management Books
Kogan Page Ltd Introduction to Global Logistics
Book SynopsisJohn Manners-Bell is the founder and CEO of Transport Intelligence, a leading supplier of market solutions to the global logistics industry. He is Honorary Visiting Professor at the London Metropolitan University, adviser to the World Economic Forum and a former Chairman of the Supply Chain Council of the World Economic Forum. Prior to establishing Transport Intelligence, he worked as an analyst in consultancies specializing in international trade, transport and logistics. John Manners-Bell is author of Logistics and Supply Chains in Emerging Markets and Supply Chain Risk.Trade Review"This updated second edition deals with a wide range of complex issues in a straightforward style. The book benefits from the author's many years of experience as a global logistics expert. This knowledge and insight has been brought together into a single volume that will be extremely valuable for anyone wishing to gain an understanding of the complex forces for change affecting global logistics." * Michael Browne, Professor of Logistics and Urban Freight Transport, University of Gothenburg *"Global logistics capabilities have been a foundation of the huge growth in world trade and economic activity in the emerging economies. The downturn of 2008/9 has heralded a new era of regional trade and changing business models, alongside continued intercontinental trade. This book, from a world expert, unravels and explains the massive complexity of services, segments, geographies and technologies that will be needed to adapt to a new normal. It will be a huge help in anchoring their thinking." * Alan Braithwaite, Chairman, LCP Consulting and Visiting Professor, Cranfield School of Management *Table of Contents Section - 00: Introduction; Section - 01: What’s shaping the global logistics market?; Section - 02: An industry in transformation: towards consolidation; Section - 03: Logistics market development by geography; Section - 04: The emergence of logistics clusters; Section - 05: International freight forwarding; Section - 06: Contract logistics; Section - 07: European road freight; Section - 08: Express parcels; Section - 09: Air cargo; Section - 10: Container shipping; Section - 11: The European rail and intermodal sectors; Section - 12: Supply chain technologies; Section - 13: Supply chain dynamics of vertical sectors; Section - 14: Risks in global supply chains; Section - 15: The e-commerce logistics phenomenon; Section - 16: Supply chain innovation and disruption; Section - 17: Ethical and sustainable supply chain strategies;
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Kogan Page Ltd EBusiness and Supply Chain Integration
Book SynopsisDr Ozlem Bak is Senior Lecturer at Huddersfield University, UK. She lectures on courses in operations management, purchasing, and supply chain management at undergraduate and postgraduate level. Before entering academia she worked in the automotive industry for companies such as Daimler Chrysler and Hyundai.Trade Review"This book will prove to be a valuable resource to anyone looking to gain a secure foothold and strong understanding in emerging technologies and their subsequent impact on future supply chains." * Michael Johnson, Head of Business Solutions, Unipart, UK *"Filled with technical descriptions and thought provoking analysis, each chapter is supported and brought to life with a case study. This text would be a wonderful addition to the reading lists of academics, students and practitioners alike. As supply chains become increasingly digitized and underpinned by technology, who can afford not to read this book?!" * Dr. Sinéad Roden, Associate Professor in Logistics and Supply Chain Management, Trinity College Dublin, The University of Dublin *"Given the general aspiration for improved productivity, a book like this which so carefully considers, from a practitioner and theoretical perspective, the impact of 'e-business' applications and the critical 'integration' challenges of implementing technological solutions is highly relevant at this time." * Stephen Hickman, Programme Director BSc Business, University of Exeter Business School, UK *"An excellent read for the practitioner or academic giving deep insight into e-business and supply chain strategies. The spread of study is hugely impressive and useful, ranging from freight to education." * Martin Dorchester FIoD, Group Chief Executive, David MacBrayne Ltd *"This book provides a rich palette of diverse industries, from higher education to health service providers. It explores in a timely manner the e-business impact on organizations through concepts, perspectives and real-life case studies from practice and theory. This book is valuable not only for practitioners, but also for academics." * Professor Debbie Holley, Head of Centre for Excellence in Learning, Bournemouth University, UK *Table of Contents Section - 01: E-integrated healthcare supply chains: tracking and monitoring medical devices in the National Health Service (NHS), UK [Dr Ying Xie and Dr Liz Breen]; Section - 02: Smart technologies: disruptive technologies and the agrifood industry – fit for practice? [Professor Kim P Bryceson and Dr Asif Yaseen]; Section - 03: Digital technologies in the professional services industry: aligning human capital supply with market demand [Georg Juelke]; Section - 04: Implementation of e-health to improve healthcare [Wenqi Jacintha Hee, Dr Geoffrey Jalleh and Dr Chad Lin]; Section - 05: E-learning in higher education: a case of doctoral dialogue in a virtual space [Dr Mark Readman]; Section - 06: E-government: assessing the impact of e-business technologies on government service supply chains [Dr Ozlem Bak]; Section - 07: Cloud technology: China’s e-business approach to market development – the case of `Alisports [David Cockayne]; Section - 08: Supply chain integration through e-business-enabled enterprise systems: the case of the UK automobile sector [Professor Vikas Kumar, Dr John Loonam, Archana Kumari, Professor Jose Arturo Garza-Reyes and Hieu Van Ngo]; Section - 09: The role of business-to-business platforms and their implications for supply chains: a case from the European automotive industry [Dr Ozlem Bak]; Section - 10: E-freight: prospects and challenges of the digitalization of the air cargo supply chain [Alicja Gajewska and Dr Eric Tchouamou Njoya]; Section - 11: E-learning in higher education: an account of student autonomy within the context of a UK-based e-learning environment [Dr Ozlem Bak];
£37.49
Kogan Page Ltd Strategic Supply Chain Management
Book SynopsisSamir Dani is Professor of Logistics and Supply Chain Management in Huddersfield Business School at the University of Huddersfield, UK. He is the recipient of the 2015 Prix des Associations prize at the Les Plumes des Achats & Supply Chain awards for his book Food Supply Chain Management and Logistics published by Kogan Page.Trade Review"The book provides a practical and strategic perspective on managing today's global supply chains. The content is comprehensive, systematic and easy to comprehend. Highly recommended for practitioners and researchers engaged in tactical as well as strategic aspects of supply chain management." * Dr Abhijeet Ghadge, Senior Lecturer in Logistics and Supply Chain Management, Cranfield University, UK *"Turbulence in the international economic and business environment has highlighted the critical strategic role of contemporary supply chain management in firms across all sectors. Professor Dani's book provides an indispensable guide to all key elements of the supply chain strategy process for supply chain managers, academics and students." * Professor Edward Sweeney, Professor of Logistics and Systems, Director of Aston Logistics & Systems Institute, Aston University *"This textbook provides a good grounding in Strategic Supply Chain Management. It clearly addresses the main building blocks and key issues and topics arising. It is a very useful text for students and practitioners who wish to consider the strategic context of supply chain management, in particular the implications of strategic decisions on supply chain design, capability and performance." * Dr Seamus O’Reilly, Senior Lecturer, Academic Director for Supply Chain Management Programmes, UCC, Ireland *"Professor Dani has written a concise, insightful and highly valuable guide to the development of Supply Chain strategy. In underling the need for this strategy to follow business strategy and cover the full end to end, or in my world farm to fork, he captures the most critical aspects. In today's VUCA volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous world the chapters on resilience, agility and sustainability are particularly valuable. Finally, I am delighted by the inclusion of a thoughtfully considered chapter on people or talent. It is, after all said and done, ultimately down to how engaged and inspired our people are that determines a business's success or otherwise." * David Hix, Director of Supply Chain Nestlé UK & I *"In this book, Samir Dani presents a comprehensive coverage of the strategic aspects of supply chain management. It covers many important topics that will have a substantial impact on global supply chains in the future including circular economy, risk management and resilience and talent management. The book is easy to read and practitioners will find it highly valuable in developing their supply chain management strategies." * Professor Amrik Sohal, Professor of Management, Monash University *"A guide through the often complex and confusing world of supply chain strategic management which includes the challenges of managing talent as well as risk. Every time I opened the book something caught my eye that was explained in simple, direct terms that I could understand and translate to the business environment." * Dr Richard Gibson, Head of European Logistics, Accord Healthcare *"This is a fantastic, insightful and stimulating book covering topical areas in strategic supply chain management that will embrace your interest. The book will generate a deep appreciation of understanding the link between the operational environment and strategy, an area within the supply chain which is vital for firm's survival. Coverage on topics such as circular economy, risk and resilience and talent management is icing on the cake. I will thoroughly recommend this book to academics, students and practitioners alike." * Professor Vikas Kumar, Director of Research and Professor of Operations and Supply Chain Management, University of the West of England, UK *"We live in an era of rapid change, where business success is inextricably linked to supply chain capability and performance. Samir's book examines the many considerations required to ensure that business and supply chain strategies are fully aligned - vital in an unpredictable world where so many economic, political and social factors can impact on a company's future." * John Perry, Managing Director, SCALA Consulting Ltd *Table of Contents Chapter - 01: Elements of strategy; Chapter - 02: Sales and operations planning; Chapter - 03: Sourcing and purchasing; Chapter - 04: Supplier relationships and collaboration; Chapter - 05: Risk and resilience; Chapter - 06: The circular economy and supply chain strategy; Chapter - 07: Talent management; Chapter - 08: Other factors important for supply chain strategy; Chapter - 09: Appendix - Factors influencing the supply chain strategy;
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Kogan Page Ltd Green Logistics
Book SynopsisAlan McKinnon is Professor and Head of Logistics at Kühne Logistics University, Hamburg. He has been researching and teaching in freight transport and logistics for 35 years and has published in journals and books. He's been an adviser to several governments and international organisations on environmental aspects of logistics. Michael Browne is Professor of Logistics at the University of Westminster, London. He has worked on studies for Transport for London, the European Commission, the UK Department for Transport, Research Councils and commercial organizations. Maja Piecyk is Associate Professor in Logistics at Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh. Much of her research focuses on the optimisation of supply networks, carbon auditing of logistics and long-term trends in the energy requirements and environmental impacts of logistics. Anthony Whiteing is Senior Lecturer in the Institute for Transport Studies at the University of Leeds. An academic with 30 years'Trade Review"The 3rd edition of Green Logistics, edited and written by leading academics in the field of logistics, includes a number of new contributors and new case studies. The contributors look at the impact of logistics on the environment and its effect on priorities for logistics professionals and organisations. Ranging from operational to strategic perspectives on green logistics, the authors consider its implications for public policies and the future of supply chains." * Dorothea Carvalho, Director of Professional Development, Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT) *"The issues are topical and important to company managers and world public policy makers and it aims to provide a broad overview of the technical, managerial, economic and policy aspects of green logistics. [...] The publication includes extensive examples of companies 'greening' their logistics and of governments intensifying efforts to reduce the environmental damage done by freight movement." * Supply Management *"By its nature, cargo transport almost universally has a negative impact on the environment, and contributes to problems including climate change, air and noise pollution, and traffic accidents. This book provides insight into these types of environmental impacts, and what steps companies can take to negate, lessen, or avoid them." * Inbound Logistics *"For company managers and policy makers around the world, McKinnon... et al. compile 17 chapters that examine the environmental consequences of the logistics relating to the transport, storage, and handling of products as they move from source to sale or consumption and how to deal with them effectively." * Book News, Inc. *"A fine recommendation for college-level business collections strong in product coordination and movement, from supply chains to delivery. Any college-level business collection needs this survey." * California Bookwatch, The Business Shelf, Midwest Book Review *Table of Contents Section - ONE: Assessing the environmental effects of logistics; Chapter - 01: Environmental sustainability: A new priority for logistics managers – Alan McKinnon; Chapter - 02: Assessing the external impacts of freight transport – Maja Piecyk, Sharon Cullinane and Julia Edwards; Chapter - 03: Carbon auditing of companies, supply chains and products – Maja Piecyk; Chapter - 04: Evaluating and internalizing the environmental costs of logistics – Maja Piecyk, Alan McKinnon and Julian Allen; Section - TWO: Strategic perspective; Chapter - 05: Green logistics, sustainable development and corporate social responsibility – Maja Piecyk and Maria Björklund; Chapter - 06: Restructuring road freight networks within supply chains – Irina Harris, Vasco Sanchez-Rodrigues, Mohamed Naim and Christine Mumford; Chapter - 07: Transferring freight to ‘greener’ transport modes – Allan Woodburn and Anthony Whiteing; Chapter - 08: Development of greener vehicles, aircraft and ships – Alan McKinnon, Julian Allen and Allan Woodburn; Chapter - 09: Reducing the environmental impact of warehousing – Peter Baker and Clive Marchant; Section - THREE: Operational perspective; Chapter - 10: Optimizing the routeing of vehicles – Richard Eglese and Daniel Black; Chapter - 11: Opportunities for improving vehicle utilization – Alan McKinnon; Chapter - 12: Increasing fuel efficiency in the road freight sector – Alan McKinnon; Chapter - 13: Alternative fuels and freight vehicles: Status, costs and benefits, and growth – Jacques Leonardi, Sharon Cullinane and Julia Edwards; Section - FOUR: Key issues; Chapter - 14: Sustainability strategies for city logistics – Julian Allen, Michael Browne and José Holguín-Veras; Chapter - 15: E-business, e-logistics and the environment – Alan McKinnon, Yingli Wang, Andrew Potter and Julia Edwards; Chapter - 16: Reverse logistics for the management of waste – Tom Cherrett, Sarah Maynard, Fraser McLeod and Adrian Hickford; Chapter - 17: The food miles debate: Is shorter better? – Tara Garnett; Section - FIVE: Implications for public policy and the future of supply chains; Chapter - 18: The role of government in promoting green logistics – Alan McKinnon
£118.75
Kogan Page Ltd Global Supply Chain Ecosystems
Book SynopsisMark Millar is an internationally known industry expert who leverages over 30 years of global business experience to deliver practical knowledge and educated insights that help companies navigate the complex landscapes in Asia, develop new business opportunities, improve the efficiency of their supply chain ecosystems and make better informed business decisions. Acknowledged as an engaging and energetic presenter, the author has completed over 450 speaking engagements at corporate events, client functions and industry conferences across 26 countries. A Visiting Lecturer at Hong Kong Polytechnic University, the author is recognised in the 'China Supply Chain Top 20', as one of 'Asia's Top 50 Influencers in Supply Chain and Logistics' and in the 2017 USA listing of 'Top Pros-to-Know in Supply Chain'.Trade Review"A generous and erudite exploration of the contemporary Global Supply Chain scene. A genuinely entertaining and informative read by one of the real characters of the supply chain community." * Kimble Winter, Global CEO, Logistics Executive Group *"Mark Millar, one of the best known Supply Chain experts in Asia and beyond, has set a further standard in his book Global Supply Chain Ecosystems which provides valuable insights for business leaders who are managing and developing their global Supply Chains - and is a must-read for anyone interested in strengthening their competitive Supply Chain position." * Rolf Neise, Visiting Professor at ISM International School of Management, Hamburg *"Mark Millar is recognised in Asia as a thought leader in Supply Chain Management. His book Global Supply Chain Ecosystems provides new insights on the multi-dimensional touch points across the supply chain. I strongly recommend this book to both seasoned professionals and college students seeking to embrace this industry." * Paul W. Bradley, Chairman and CEO, Caprica International *"A must-read book for freight forwarders and supply chain practitioners - this book delivers an outstanding holistic view of Global Supply Chain Ecosystems, including future directions such as the New Silk Road and how Africa could emerge as the next Asia." * Henrik Christensen, Chairman of African Logistics Club and President of KTZ Express Hong Kong Ltd *"Internationally renowned industry thought-leader, speaker, lecturer and advisor Mark Millar vividly spells out the myriad of supply chain challenges and opportunities facing today's international executives. This book comprises twelve chapters that address the most pressing topics and latest industry developments facing every manager involved in international trade." * Business Performance Innovation Network *"This book features real-world case studies, explores recent trends, and examines the critical elements necessary to maintain an effective supply chain ecosystem." * Inbound Logistics *"Global Supply Chain Ecosystems breaks new ground in terms of our understanding of modern supply chains and as such is an important publication. It is comprehensive in its coverage of the key issues and particularly strong on emerging markets. It provides both theoretical and practical advice on the management of these issues and belongs on the shelves of all serious supply chain practitioners." * Turloch Mooney, Supply Chain and Communications Expert, formerly IATA, Supply Chain Asia Publications and Informa *"Global Supply Chain Ecosystems by Mark Millar provides a multi-dimensional look at supply chains. I would think of reading this book like getting the opportunity to pick the brain of someone well beyond your pay grade over lunch. Millar is open about his ideas, most of which push us to set our goals higher than many of us think is possible. You just have to be prepared to overcome some of your fears to accomplish them." * Kelly Barner, Buyers Meeting Point *"The book presents a well-rounded view of the problems, solutions and opportunities that lie ahead in the fast-changing, global supply chains and deserves to be on every logistician's bookshelf." * Bill Redmond, Proprietor at Logistics Editorial Services *"A fascinating and wide-ranging survey of policy and practical aspects of supply chains in the 21st century, by an acknowledged expert. Global Supply Chain Ecosystems provides valuable insights for practitioners and students alike." * Errol Muir, Publications Editor, Australian APEC Study Centre *"This is a well-written book which explains very important topics on today's Global Supply Chain Management in a simple and structured manner. Significant topics such as Information Systems, Sustainability, Omni-channel networks etc. are discussed in the context of the global supply chains by introducing the most important issues related to them. Case studies presented in every chapter of the book help the readers to get a better understanding of the concepts presented in the book and their implications. As a Lecturer in Supply Chain Management, I believe that this book contains valuable practical information to be used for teaching Logistics and Supply Chain Management to university students." * Dr. Vahid Mirzabeiki, Cranfield School of Management *"The author takes both industry newbie and more experienced participant on a fast-paced, informative tour of some of the latest trends and industry developments that are affecting this industry segment, looking at how they impact emerging, developing and developed markets alike...Some of the examples given by the author are stunning in their own right and should encourage anyone who can to look over their processes." * Darren Ingram, Editor, Autamme.com *"Global Supply Chain Ecosystems is based on Mark Millar's extensive experience in all facets of supply chain management across many industries and in a variety of geographical contexts. It is commendable for retaining a strong focus on strategic issues throughout the text and for illustrating the points being made using a wealth of examples from Mark's experience. His argument of how supply chains have become ecosystems is highly relevant in today's complex world. Global Supply Chain Ecosystems is an ideal text for those following executive postgraduate and post-experience education programmes in SCM and related fields. It can also be read profitably by younger students and experienced managers alike." * Professor Edward Sweeney, Professor of Logistics and Head, Engineering Systems & Management (ESM), Aston University *"A remarkable book exploring the latest global supply chain development. It offers inspiring views and vision on present challenges and future trends for practitioners, including New Silk Road, Omni-channel, emerging Africa logistics development and green supply chain. A dedicated masterpiece in supply chain management!" * Dr. Eugene Y.C. Wong, Assistant Professor, Hang Seng Management College *"I must congratulate you for this very impressive book on Supply Chain. It contains many aspects of the issues we face in our industry and the book is truly about the ecosystems of global supply chains." * Kelvin Leung, Chief Executive Officer, DHL Global Forwarding Asia Pacific *Table of Contents Chapter - 01: Global supply chain ecosystems; Chapter - 02: Supply chain visibility; Chapter - 03: Sustainability and green supply chains; Chapter - 04: Risk and supply chain resilience; Chapter - 05: Free trade for all – navigating the FTA landscape; Chapter - 06: The Asian Era; Chapter - 07: The New Silk Road connecting Europe and Asia; Chapter - 08: Integrated logistics hubs; Chapter - 09: Human capital – the talent pool; Chapter - 10: Omni-channel supply chains; Chapter - 11: Africa – is it the next Asia?; Chapter - 12: Supply chain innovation
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Kogan Page Ltd The Buyers Toolkit
Book SynopsisJonathan O'Brien is the CEO of the international purchasing consultancy and training provider, Positive Purchasing Ltd. With over 27 years' experience working in purchasing, he has worked all over the world to help global organizations increase their purchasing capability through training, education and working directly with practitioners and executive teams to drive in the adoption of category management and other strategic purchasing methodologies. He is also author of Category Management in Purchasing, Supplier Relationship Management and Negotiation for Procurement Professionals, all published by Kogan Page.Trade Review"Packed with clear explanation, useful tools and vital insight, O'Brien's book is essential reading for everyone who buys from or deals with suppliers. That includes both procurement professionals and those working in other roles who hold relevant responsibilities - if they follow the advice here, they can all add value to their organizations through better buying." * Peter Smith, Managing Editor, Spend Matters Europe *"Everyone buys, but we don't always buy well. In The Buyer's Toolkit, Jonathan O'Brien simultaneously acknowledges the consumerization of corporate purchasing and the intensely strategic effort that is often invested in personal buying decisions. Regardless of the type of buying in question, O'Brien provides the reader with a grounded set of tools and frameworks designed to improve the outcomes (and satisfaction) associated with each purchase." * Kelly Barner, Managing Director, Buyers Meeting Point *Table of Contents Chapter - 01: How to Buy Really Well; Chapter - 02: The Size of the Prize; Chapter - 03: What Stops Us Being Good; Chapter - 04: The 5D Power Buying Process; Chapter - 05: Step 1: Define the Need; Chapter - 06: Step 2: Discover Our Position; Chapter - 07: Step 3: Determine How to Buy; Chapter - 08: Step 4: Securing the Best Deal; Chapter - 09: Step 5: Delivery - Ensuring We Get What We Agreed; Chapter - 10: Getting Good at Power Buying;
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Kogan Page Ltd DemandDriven Supply Chain Management
Book SynopsisSimon Eagle is a senior supply chain planning and strategy consultant with over 20 years of international industry experience and significant expertise in S&OP and demand-driven supply chain management. He works with manufacturing and distribution companies that wish to make a transformational improvement in their E2E operations and supply chain performance and does so through helping them to adopt 'demand-driven' planning and execution.Trade Review"This work will help cement the demand-driven methodology in the mainstream by dramatically strengthening the case for change with clear logic and common sense. Simon has been a huge advocate for the demand-driven movement and this book is a very welcome contribution to the body of knowledge." * Carol Ptak and Chad Smith, co-founders of the Demand Driven Institute *"The circumstances and environments for which the current and universally used forecast push MPS/MRP model was designed are totally different to those of today's highly uncertain world. In this book, Simon Eagle makes a very strong case for the urgent need of migrating to demand-driven models in supply chain management. You will find a comprehensive description of the knowledge frontier in this fundamental area including the basic equations that should drive it, seldom known by people working in the field. Applying these concepts with rigor will give any company a substantial competitive advantage and a clear path for sustainable growth. A must-read for any industry professional in any area, at any level in any industry." * David Poveda, Owner and Director of Flowing Consultoria, Medellin, Colombia *"Thank you to Simon for this in-depth work that contributes significantly to clearly explaining the what, how and why of Demand-Driven MRP. For example, how forecasts should be used to transform supply chain and operations performance. Thank you also for the very interesting appendix on the story behind DDMRP." * Caroline Mondon, Directrice Générale of FAPICS and author of 'The Missing Links: A Demand Driven Supply Chain Detective Novel' *Table of Contents Chapter - 01: Introduction and Summaries; Chapter - 02: What is Demand-Driven SCM?; Chapter - 03: Why Demand-Driven SCM?; Chapter - 04: How to Operate a Demand-Driven Supply Chain; Chapter - 05: Demand-Driven SCM and Lean; Chapter - 06: Why Aren’t We Already Using Demand-Driven SCM?; Chapter - 07: The Demand Driven Institute, Demand-Driven MRP and SaaS; Chapter - 08: What Next – Control Theory?; Chapter - Postscript: From Supply Chain – An Apology to Our Commercial Colleagues; Chapter - The Story Behind DDMRP: Contribution by Chad Smith and Carol Ptak, Co-founders of the Demand Driven Institute;
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Kogan Page Ltd Collaborative Principles for Better Supply Chain
Book SynopsisNorman McLennan is a cross-industry leader in the area of supply chain management and business improvement. He is a visiting professor with the Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen. His professional industry experience spans over 30 years split between the oil and gas/energy, engineering and traditional construction sectors working in the UK, Europe and internationally with extensive supply chain management and commercial project management experience. The author is regularly invited to speak at related industry and professional bodies' events and conferences.Trade Review"Provides some powerful insight into the latest supply chain practices. A great guide for supply chain professionals across the energy sector." * Professor Paul de Leeuw, Director, Oil and Gas Institute, Robert Gordon University *"Competition now in the energy industry is fierce and key industry buyers are seeking smarter supply chains and focussing on strategic long-term partnerships. This book is a must-read for those forward-looking businesses who realize a change in mindset is key to future success." * Joanne Leng MBE, Deputy Chief Executive, NOF Energy *"Norman's book combines pragmatism and clarity in providing an extremely helpful 'tool box' for business practitioners built on his decades of observation and delivery to facilitate and realise the rewards of turning 20/20 hindsight into 20/20 foresight" * John Best, Founder/CEO East of England Energy Group, UK *Table of Contents Section - ONE: Knowledge Architecture Around Collaboration; Chapter - 01: Introduction - the rationale for collaborative business practices across supply chains and why collaboration can be the jewel in the crown Chapter - 02: Collaborative arrangements - different supply chain perspectives, drivers and interdependencies; Chapter - 03: Raising the game - ISO 44001 - the evolution and emergence of a new global standard for collaborative working; Chapter - 04: The importance of stakeholder engagement in harnessing the benefits of collaborative working practices; Chapter - 05: Pan industry supply chain collaboration - an exemplar of solutions developed by the industry for the industry; Chapter - 06: Commercial risk and pricing considerations associated with collaborative versus traditional contracting arrangements; Section - TWO: Case Studies Of Exemplar Historical Collaborative Practice; Chapter - 07: The team marine story - putting logic back into logistics; Chapter - 08: Captain - the impossible dream; Chapter - 09: Building supply chain functional excellence through collaboration with internal partners; Chapter - 10: Envoi - value creation through collaborative outsourcing of acquisition and divestmest (A&D) in upstream exploration and production (E&P) sector Section - THREE: Case Studies Of Exemplar Collaborative Practice In Play Or Evolving; Chapter - 11: Humanitarian relief - food for the hungry (daring to be different through collaborative innovation); Chapter - 12: The oil and gas technology centre (OGTC); Chapter - 13: All together now: improvements in collaboration in the pharmaceutical & biomedical life science sectors; Chapter - 14: The emergence of digital procurement in the IT sector; Chapter - 15: Referencing; Chapter - 16: Further reading; Chapter - 17: Index
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Kogan Page Ltd Managing the Retail Supply Chain
Book SynopsisJames Topps has worked in retail supply chain for Kraft (Formerly Cadbury), Ted Baker and Morrison's. He currently heads up the merchandise planning (formerly supply chain) for Maplin Electronics, Rotherham.Glenn Taylor is currently Merchandise Planning Director at Maplin Electronics. He has been Merchandise and Supply Chain Director in companies such as Dreams, B&Q and BonMarche, developing best practice through periods of expansion and growth for business on and offline, in the UK and overseas.Trade Review"This is a highly informative insight into the practicalities of running a commercial function within a retail organization. I wholeheartedly recommend it to anybody seeking a career in supply chain or merchandising." * Matt Finch, CEO, Northwood Initiatives *Table of Contents Section - 01: Introduction; Section - 02: Foundations of retail and supply chain and merchandising; Section - 03: Merchandise planning; Section - 04: Branch merchandising; Section - 05: Buying and sourcing; Section - 06: Logistics; Section - 07: Finance; Section - 08: Omni-channel retailing; Section - 09: Tools, reports and documents; Section - 10: Technology; Section - 11: Roles within supply chain and merchandising; Section - 12: Vertical integration and manufacturing; Section - 13: The fashion industry; Section - 14: Supermarket and food retail; Section - 15: Electronics retailing; Section - 16: Big ticket retailing; Section - 17: SME retail; Section - 18: Troubleshooting common issues in supply chain and merchandising; Section - 19: The future for supply chain and merchandising in retail;
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Kogan Page Ltd Contract Management
Book SynopsisPeter Sammons is a commercial/procurement specialist with 35 years in field. He is now a consultant who provides commercial support and develops/delivers training seminarsTrade Review"Good selling and good procurement requires the continued application of process discipline - not only before but also after the contract is signed. This book provides structured, straight-forward guidance about how to get those deals you have signed delivered and completed in line with expectations." * Alan Gotto, Managing Director, Constellia *"'Real knowledge is to know the extent of one's ignorance.' This quote of Confucius is of particular relevance in the world of corporate contracting - where surprisingly few businesses have enough visibility of such a critical component of their commercial engagements. It is the lack of active contract management, and how to fix it, that is brilliantly addressed in this book. The invaluable knowledge shared by Peter Sammons will arm any manager with the knowledge to reduce risk for their organisation." * Philip Allouche, CEO, Simfoni Analytics *Table of Contents Chapter - 00: Introduction; Chapter - 01: Contract Management as a Value Driver; Chapter - 02: What is the Task?; Chapter - 03: Role and Importance of Effective Contract Management; Chapter - 04: Contract Administration; Chapter - 05: Commercial Strategy; Chapter - 06: Contract Design; Chapter - 07: Mobilization; Chapter - 08: When Things Go Wrong; Chapter - 09: Managing for Success; Chapter - 10: Practical Tools and Checklists
£33.24
Kogan Page Ltd The Lean Supply Chain
Book SynopsisBarry Evans has held roles at Tesco including Lean Process Manager in Supply Chain Development. He was part of the Lean Enterprise Research Centre at Cardiff Business School as a Senior Research Associate until his retirement. Robert Mason is Professor of Logistics and Programme Director, MSc Sustainable Supply Chain Management, at Cardiff Business School. He has led numerous business research projects, including working with Tesco as a partner.Trade Review"When considering a major undertaking such as building a Lean supply chain, it doesn't hurt to have a little guidance from a major global player. This book debunks many myths, and provides solid practical examples and advice for supply chain professionals looking to cut waste from their enterprises." * Inbound Logistics *Table of Contents Chapter - 01: Introduction; Chapter - 02: Tesco past and present; Chapter - 03: Tesco and strategy – Managing the what, why and how!; Chapter - 04: Customer insight – To drive the Tesco supply chain; Chapter - 05: Lean and the Tesco supply chain – ‘Mastering the supply chain’; Chapter - 06: Tesco and their CSR agenda; Chapter - 07: Rebuilding trust; Chapter - 08: Tesco and continuous improvement – Debunking seven myths of conventional business thinking; Chapter - 09: Current challenges – Aligning corporate and supply chain strategies to a changing macro environment; Chapter - 10: Conclusions
£42.74
Kogan Page Ltd The Inventory Toolkit
Book SynopsisGeoff Relph has extensive experience in inventory and business systems management in the operational, consulting and academic sectors. He is an associate lecturer at the Warwick Manufacturing Group, University of Warwick, UK, and delivers modules for the MSc Programme in the UK and internationally.Catherine Milner is a chartered engineer and project manager with experience working in aerospace, petrochemicals and telecommunications. She has managed many successful projects on electronic data exchange with customers, forecasting, MRP, supply chain management, and business process re-engineering. She is a managing consultant, and a visiting lecturer at the University of Warwick.Trade Review"Every inventory manager worth their salt should be working with this book. It has a thorough explanation of the history of inventory management analysis tools, but crucially what they do and how to use them. The Excel examples with formulas are excellent and raises the bar for Inventory analysis texts." * Sophie Damoglou, Supply Chain Manager, Icomera *"The Inventory Toolkit examines the three core pillars of inventory management, namely planning, control and balance and takes the reader through each process providing excellent tools and examples to highlight issues and provide solutions. Forecasting and managing inventory is like walking a tightrope - you need to plan, control what you're doing and your surroundings and keep your balance - this book ensures that your journey is made as easy as possible. Using excellent case studies and problem-solving techniques, this book brings the subject of inventory management to life." * Gwynne Richards, Lecturer at Warwick and Hong Kong Polytechnic University, author of Warehouse Management *"Inventory planning has always been a fundamental element of logistics management. However, in today's volatile and uncertain business environment it has become even more critical - too much inventory means that costs and risk increase, too little and sales are lost. This book offers clear and practical guidance on how to achieve a better balance between supply and demand to enable the achievement of higher service levels at less cost." * Martin Christopher, Emeritus Professor of Marketing & Logistics, Cranfield University, UK *Table of Contents Chapter - 00: Introduction; Chapter - 01: Introduction to inventory management; Chapter - 02: Business systems and business; Chapter - 03: Inventory balancing and control; Chapter - 04: The complexity of inventory management within business systems; Chapter - 05: Stack and flow inventories; Chapter - 06: Traditional thinking in inventory optimization; Chapter - 07: k-curve methodology; Chapter - 08: The practical application of k-curve; Chapter - 09: Case study examples of k-curve planning approach; Chapter - 10: Review, summary and what to do next; Chapter - 11: Appendix A; Chapter - 12: Appendix B; Chapter - 13: Appendix C; Chapter - 14: Useful websites; Chapter - 15: Index;
£40.49
Kogan Page Ltd Supply Chain Finance
Book SynopsisWendy Tate is the William J. Taylor Professor of Business and Cheryl Massingale Faculty Research Fellow, Department of Supply Chain Management at the Haslam College of Business, University of Tennessee in Knoxville, Tennessee.Lydia Bals is Professor of Supply Chain & Operations Management at Mainz University of Applied Sciences, Germany and Visiting Professor at the Department of Strategy & Innovation, Copenhagen Business School, Denmark. Lisa M. Ellram is the Rees Distinguished Professor of Supply Chain Management in the Department of Management at the Farmer School of Business, Miami University in Oxford, Ohio.Trade Review"Supply Chain Finance is the first comprehensive treatment of this topic that I've seen, and it comes at a perfect time as business is poised to move from hype to reality. The book provides an excellent compilation of leading thought from experts in the field, and it offers a wonderful blend of theory and practice, with great case studies. It's a must read for managers and academics interested in this area." * Morgan Swink, Executive Director of TCU Center for Supply Chain Innovation, US *"Supply Chain Finance is a great insight into supply chain finance (SCF) both from an academics and a practitioner perspective. The book provides a comprehensive view on the SCF definition and the research status quo before SCF concepts and applications are presented." * Daniel Vollath, Managing Director, Strategy, Operations, Sourcing and Procurement, Accenture, Germany *"This book provides a rich perspective on SCF, broadening the scope to embrace all solutions and to optimize working capital at supply chain level, balancing the academic and the managerial perspective. The various contributions provide different and complementary views on this broad landscape, providing the reader with rich insights and advanced knowledge." * Prof. Federico Caniato, Politecnico di Milano, Italy *"A book that is long overdue and not only for supply chain professionals to better understand the financial aspects of supply chain management, but certainly also for finance departments to understand the impact of supply chain management better. Supply chain management matters." * Prof. Britta Gammelgaard, Copenhagen Business School, Denmark *"Supply Chain Finance is a topic still in its infancy, despite its great relevance to both practitioners and researchers. The average level of knowledge of managers is still often limited, resulting in confusion about terms, definitions, areas of interest and impacts for different business units. This book certainly represents an excellent work of systematization of the existing knowledge, able to offer a clear picture of the historical evolution and of the practical implications of Supply Chain Finance. The ability to blend scientific and methodological rigor and practical impact is a major value. Through the illustration of successful business cases, the book illustrates, in an excellent way, the impacts in terms of supply chain management, cash flow management, risk management and accounting management." * Antonella Moretto, Assistant Professor, Politecnico di Milano, Italy *Table of Contents Chapter - 01: Supply chain finance – Solutions for financial sustainability, risk management and resilience in the supply chain; Chapter - 02: Supply chain finance – History and future directions; Chapter - 03: Suppliers, customers, and firms' financial decisions; Chapter - 04: Supply chain finance – Definition, modern aspects and research challenges ahead; Chapter - 05: Optimizing cash flows for a retail supply chain coordinator; Chapter - 06: Supply chain finance opportunities by managing payables discounts; Chapter - 07: Mapping and managing the financial supply chain; Chapter - 08: Supply chain finance and cyber risk – An illustrative case study; Chapter - 09: Commodity risk management at BMW – Price indices and contracts; Chapter - 10: A business partners' view on decision-making challenges in the supply chain; Chapter - 11: Exploring fragmentation in the supply chain finance (SCF) ecosystem; Chapter - 12: Foundational premises and value drivers of blockchain-driven supply chains – The trade finance experience
£49.49
Kogan Page Ltd Category Management in Purchasing
Book SynopsisJonathan O'Brien is the CEO of Positive Purchasing Ltd, the international procurement and negotiation consultancy and training provider. With over 27 years of experience working in purchasing, he has worked all over the world to help global organizations increase their purchasing capability through training, education and working directly with practitioners and executive teams to drive in the adoption of category management and other strategic purchasing methodologies. He is also author of Supplier Relationship Management, now in its second edition, The Buyer's Toolkit and his award-winning title Negotiation for Procurement Professionals, all published by Kogan Page.Trade Review"This book has quickly established itself as the essential reference book for category management and a practical guide for practitioners. With its thoroughness and insight, it is valuable to both the category novice and the experienced manager and should be on every senior procurement executive's bookshelf." * Peter Smith, Spend Matters *"O'Brien's ability to objectively re-evaluate his own authoritative perspective on category management - given the significant changes in procurement priorities and the widespread impact of digital technology - is impressive, and allows the reader to chart their future path from a more stategic position." * Kelly Barner, Owner, Buyers Meeting Point LLC *"This edition is a siginificant step forward. O'Brien's widely acclaimed and established exposition of category management is further complemented by rich new insight from leading practitioners into how organizations can realize an effective implemention of this approach. Another essential tool for the modern strategic procurement leader or practitioner from one of the leading authors in our community." * Philip Ideson, Managing Director, Art of Procurement *Table of Contents Chapter - 00: Introduction; Chapter - 01: Introducing category management; Chapter - 02: The principles of category management; Chapter - 03: Laying the groundwork for success; Chapter - 04: Stage 1 – Initiation; Chapter - 05: Stage 2 – Insight; Chapter - 06: Stage 3 – Innovation; Chapter - 07: Stage 4 – Implementation; Chapter - 08: Stage 5 – Improvement; Chapter - 09: Making category management happen; Chapter - 10: Guaranteeing success – Now and for the future
£44.99
Kogan Page Ltd Supply Chain Disruption
Book SynopsisSteve O'Sullivan is a supply chain and logistics specialist with extensive two-decade international experience in complex business-critical environments for firms across multiple industries, such as aviation and consumer electronics. As an academic scholar-practitioner, Steve consistently creates and implements superior process improvement solutions across the entire supply chain process, while supporting international management teams in meeting and exceeding established targets.Trade Review"Steve provides an insightful means for viewing disruption of supply chains from a number of different perspectives. Those of us that deal with supply chains can also learn from Steve's ideas on building organizational resilience to be able to effectively manage the effects of the inevitability of disruption. Supply chain specialists will need a full quiver to deal with disruption in an uncertain world." * Robert B. Pojasek PhD, Adjunct Professor Organizational Risk Management and Sustainability, Harvard University, US *"Steve has combined astute insight with extensive global experience to produce a most timely, erudite and well-crafted book, which is essential reading for supply chain professionals. He delves wide and deep, often into uncharted waters, and provides strong evidence to show how the roots of supply chain disruption can be identified, its impact ameliorated, and what tactics and strategy to employ." * Professor D John Mangan PhD, School of Engineering, Newcastle University, UK *"Supply Chain Disruption adds value by providing fresh insights in three ways. First, Steve's background allows him to explore academic and practical perspectives in an integrated way. Second, the illustrative examples used are from a very wide range of business and geographical settings. This is important given the potential role of contemporary supply chain thinking as a competitive advantage in firms of all kinds which operate in global networks. Third, the volatility and complexity of markets and the wider business environment mean that insights in alignment are now needed more than ever. Supply Chain Disruption does this and more." * Edward Sweeney PhD, Professor of Logistics, Aston University, UK *"Today's supply chains are often global, they are also highly inter-connected, and as a result of out-sourcing, external dependencies have increased dramatically. Consequently, the potential for supply chain disruption is now significant. In this timely and readable book, Steve O'Sullivan highlights the challenges facing organisations as they seek to manage risk across their supply chains and suggests ways to navigate through uncertain times." * Martin Christopher, Emeritus Professor of Marketing and Logistics, Cranfield University School of Management, UK *"As companies become more interconnected in the global economy, our supply chains become more vulnerable to disruption. Steve O'Sullivan's book gives us a detailed look at the role of supply chain management in the success - and failure - of companies, military campaigns, and nations. But, more importantly, O'Sullivan's book provides research-based insights into strategies and tactics that today's business leaders can use to align their supply chains and turn disruptions into opportunities'." * Daniel Stanton, Author of ‘Supply Chain Management for Dummies’ *"Steve's accomplished background offers a unique perspective on supply chain disruption including how he describes the tension between strategy, risk, humanism, and politics. His point of view clearly articulates the strategic and tactical why-what-how with strong explanation of the essential features of strategy, and the importance of regulatory systems. If you're looking for thought leadership in the field that is grounded in leading research, practical experience, and lessons learned from a leader in Supply Chain, look no further. I highly recommend." * Sheri Hinish, ‘Supply Chain Queen’, MsSCM, PMP, LSSGB, Executive Advisor and Change Leader, IBM Futurist, 2019 Pro to Know *Table of Contents Chapter - 00: Preface – Setting the scene; Chapter - 01: An introduction to supply chain disruption; Chapter - 02: Supply chain strategic friction; Chapter - 03: Ad omnia paratus – Prepared for anything; Chapter - 04: Humanitarian disasters and the supply chain; Chapter - 05: The art of responding to disruption through the physical supply chain; Chapter - 06: Pharmaceutical supply chain disruption – A policy perspective; Chapter - 07: Corporate breakdowns and the supply chain; Chapter - 08: A conceptual process model – Reducing the gap of pain through dynamic strategic alignment
£42.74
Kogan Page Ltd The Logistics Outsourcing Handbook
Book SynopsisGwynne Richards has over 35 years of experience in warehouse management and logistics outsourcing. As well as running his own successful logistics consultancy, he produces and runs a number of courses on warehouse management and logistics outsourcing for practitioners. Jo Godsmark is a supply chain professional and consultant with over 20 years experience in manufacturing and logistics. She is Chair of Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport's Outsourcing and Procurement Forum.Trade Review"Logistics outsourcing is a complicated process that can deliver significant benefits for all parties if it is managed well but if managed poorly can create critical business issues. Understanding the process from the initial decision to outsource or not through to the management of relationships to deliver against a business strategy is fundamental for those in procurement, in-house logistics teams and logistics service providers. This is an invaluable publication written by experienced practitioners that brings all the elements of the outsourcing cycle into one comprehensive guide. As CEO of CILT UK and as a former executive within logistics service provider I recommend this book." * Kevin Richardson, Chief Executive, The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport UK *"We are witnessing a period of extraordinary change within the logistics industry. The exponential growth of e-commerce is driving the need to hold inventories as close as possible to major urban conurbations to meet delivery expectations of technology-enabled consumers, propelling unprecedented demand for multiple stocking locations. This pursuit of greater agility and flexibility in logistics networks is serviced increasingly by third party logistics providers (many being members of UKWA). Often in a shared user environment and requiring integration of IT systems and sophisticated sharing of data, the concept of outsourcing is growing. The insights shared by authors Richards and Godsmark and contributors to The Logistics Outsourcing Handbook are therefore very timely and relevant, and will be of interest to both seasoned practitioners and the next generation of logisticians in equipping themselves for this fast-moving, vitally important sector." * Peter Ward, Chief Executive. UK Warehousing Association *"Logistics outsourcing is a strategically important part of an organisation's supply chain strategy. Making the wrong decision can result in product shortages that make news headlines and cause significant reputational damage (e.g. KFC). Getting it right can be a significant of competitive advantage. This book provides a comprehensive overview of the different aspects to consider when making a logistics outsourcing decision. It is a must read for all those involved in logistics outsourcing." * Jan Godsell, Professor of Operations and Supply Chain Strategy, University of Warwick *"If outsourcing is undertaken appropriately an organisation can "in-source" key capabilities to secure competitive advantage, if outsourcing is badly managed millions can be lost! This book based on extensive author experience from across the U.K. logistics profession provides a much needed introduction to the opportunities and traps of outsourcing, with insights into a variety of critical areas including the logistics service marketplace, the key decisions to be made, measuring performance, contracts and risks. An important reference for those already engaged in outsourced relationships or about to embark on an outsourcing journey" * Richard Wilding, Full Professor & Chair of Supply Chain Strategy, Cranfield School of Management *"The process of outsourcing any logistics operation is always complicated and can be brimming with pitfalls along the way. For those companies embarking on their first journey through the minefield of outsourcing, the fear of change and business risk can often be their first major obstacle to overcome. Fortunately, The Logistics Outsourcing Handbook by Jo and Gwynne offers the novice and experienced Logisticians alike; a practical and structured approach to the process, based upon their own plentiful experience, plus valuable input and feedback from other companies who have already progressed through an outsourcing programme. The Logistics Outsourcing Handbook is a template for all companies to use, and the first task for any outsourcing project team should be to read it from cover to cover." * Paul Sloan, Logistics Manager, FUJIFILM UK Ltd *"Another useful book from Kogan Page on third party logistics operations, in fact probably a 'must read' unless you are bang up to date on outsourcing matters. Godsmark and Richards pool knowledge and give valuable insight into whether or not to outsource, size of the market, IT considerations, risks involved, the future and explain with recent examples of disasters which may help others to avoid similar pitfalls. Those public disasters can be remembered for many years and can add to reasons why most tendered contracts will stay with the current third party logistics provider. The relationship between customer and needs to be a two way street to get the best from the relationship." * Nick Deal, Manager, Logistics Development *"This book is invaluable reading for providers and customers of outsourced logistics services. With hugely useful case studies and insightful new research into relationships between logistics partners, this book will form a key part of the debate about the future direction of this important business sector." * Alan Devine, (Formerly) Managing Director, Gist Limited *Table of Contents Chapter - 00: Introduction; Chapter - 01: Logistics outsourcing; Chapter - 02: To outsource or not to outsource?; Chapter - 03: The logistics services marketplace; Chapter - 04: Supplier or partner?; Chapter - 05: The outsourcing lifecycle; Chapter - 06: Third-party logistics contracts and pricing mechanisms; Chapter - 07: Performance measurement and management; Chapter - 08: The risks associated with outsourcing; Chapter - 09: Managing relationships; Chapter - 10: IT in logistics outsourcing; Chapter - 11: The future of logistics outsourcing; Chapter - 12: Appendix I LSP warehouse audit checklists; Chapter - 13: Appendix II LSP transport audit checklists; Chapter - 14: Appendix III Sample non-disclosure agreement; Chapter - 15: Appendix IV LSP outsourcing contract – typical headings; Chapter - 16: Appendix V Sample receiving process flow; Chapter - 17: Appendix VI Sample customer questionnaire; Chapter - 18: Appendix VII Useful websites; Chapter - 19: References and further reading; Chapter - 20: Index
£47.49
Kogan Page Ltd Product Design and the Supply Chain
Book SynopsisOmera Khan is Professor of Supply Chain Management at Royal Holloway University of London. She's also a Visiting Professor at the University of Agder in Norway and adviser in logistics and supply chain management to many other universities around the world. She is internationally recognized in the fields of supply chain risk management, supply chain resilience and cyber risk, supply chain responsiveness, sustainability and the impact of product design. Omera Khan's work in this area has been widely published in practitioner articles and academic publications.Trade Review"Omera Khan has beautifully bridged the yawning gap between "product design" and "supply chain design" - a gap that has existed since the logistics/supply chain domain became an accepted management discipline over 50 years ago. Her emphasis on conscious "design" of the supply chain rather than the inside-out style of thinking that has prevailed to date is very refreshing. And she backs up her case with an impressive array of case studies. This book is long overdue, and a must read for leaders of all corporate functions.'" * Dr. John Gattorna, Adjunct Professor, University of Technology, Sydney, and Executive Chairman, Gattorna Alignment *"In an accelerating world, this book provides an essential insight into the deep relationship between product design and the supply chain, and how many of the world's most successful businesses have used this intersection as a point of generating significant competitive advantage." * Vikas Shah, MBE, Managing Director and CEO, Swiscot Group *"A very thoughtful and insightful analysis identifying the complex requirements for designers to be aware of for their route to market and then identifying how to maximize their chances of success in their highly competitive marketplaces. The analysis is significantly enhanced through the use of highly relevant case studies" * Michael Proffitt, former CEO of Dubai Logistics City *"New products are the lifeblood of the business. However, the majority of new products never make it to market and those that do have a failure rate as high as 45 per cent. To be successful, new product development and commercialization must be cross-functional and cross-firm, and representatives from product design must be key members of the team. In this book, Omera Khan documents how product design can be used to improve the chances of launching successful new products while considering supply chain risks, the need for agility and the organization's sustainability goals. Numerous company examples are provided to illustrate how the integration of design and supply chain management were key to new product success" * Doug Lambert, Mason Chair in Transportation and Logistics, and Director, The Global Supply Chain Forum, Fisher College of Business *"An essential read for those wishing to understand the importance of design, its relationship with the supply chain and its impact on a business" * James Dracup, Managing Director, Macnaughton Holdings *Table of Contents Chapter - 01: Setting the design agenda; Chapter - 02: The interface between product design and the supply chain; Chapter - 03: Product design and supply chain risk; Chapter - 04: Product design and the pursuit of agility; Chapter - 05: Product design and sustainability; Chapter - 06: Building bridges – Making the change
£132.30
Kogan Page Ltd Supply Chain Finance
Book SynopsisWendy Tate is the William J. Taylor Professor of Business and Cheryl Massingale Faculty Research Fellow, Department of Supply Chain Management at the Haslam College of Business, University of Tennessee in Knoxville, Tennessee.Lydia Bals is Professor of Supply Chain & Operations Management at Mainz University of Applied Sciences, Germany and Visiting Professor at the Department of Strategy & Innovation, Copenhagen Business School, Denmark. Lisa M. Ellram is the Rees Distinguished Professor of Supply Chain Management in the Department of Management at the Farmer School of Business, Miami University in Oxford, Ohio.Trade Review"Supply Chain Finance is the first comprehensive treatment of this topic that I've seen, and it comes at a perfect time as business is poised to move from hype to reality. The book provides an excellent compilation of leading thought from experts in the field, and it offers a wonderful blend of theory and practice, with great case studies. It's a must read for managers and academics interested in this area." * Morgan Swink, Executive Director of TCU Center for Supply Chain Innovation, US *"Supply Chain Finance is a great insight into supply chain finance (SCF) both from an academics and a practitioner perspective. The book provides a comprehensive view on the SCF definition and the research status quo before SCF concepts and applications are presented." * Daniel Vollath, Managing Director, Strategy, Operations, Sourcing and Procurement, Accenture, Germany *"This book provides a rich perspective on SCF, broadening the scope to embrace all solutions and to optimize working capital at supply chain level, balancing the academic and the managerial perspective. The various contributions provide different and complementary views on this broad landscape, providing the reader with rich insights and advanced knowledge." * Prof. Federico Caniato, Politecnico di Milano, Italy *"A book that is long overdue and not only for supply chain professionals to better understand the financial aspects of supply chain management, but certainly also for finance departments to understand the impact of supply chain management better. Supply chain management matters." * Prof. Britta Gammelgaard, Copenhagen Business School, Denmark *"Supply Chain Finance is a topic still in its infancy, despite its great relevance to both practitioners and researchers. The average level of knowledge of managers is still often limited, resulting in confusion about terms, definitions, areas of interest and impacts for different business units. This book certainly represents an excellent work of systematization of the existing knowledge, able to offer a clear picture of the historical evolution and of the practical implications of Supply Chain Finance. The ability to blend scientific and methodological rigor and practical impact is a major value. Through the illustration of successful business cases, the book illustrates, in an excellent way, the impacts in terms of supply chain management, cash flow management, risk management and accounting management." * Antonella Moretto, Assistant Professor, Politecnico di Milano, Italy *Table of Contents Chapter - 01: Supply chain finance – Solutions for financial sustainability, risk management and resilience in the supply chain; Chapter - 02: Supply chain finance – History and future directions; Chapter - 03: Suppliers, customers, and firms' financial decisions; Chapter - 04: Supply chain finance – Definition, modern aspects and research challenges ahead; Chapter - 05: Optimizing cash flows for a retail supply chain coordinator; Chapter - 06: Supply chain finance opportunities by managing payables discounts; Chapter - 07: Mapping and managing the financial supply chain; Chapter - 08: Supply chain finance and cyber risk – An illustrative case study; Chapter - 09: Commodity risk management at BMW – Price indices and contracts; Chapter - 10: A business partners' view on decision-making challenges in the supply chain; Chapter - 11: Exploring fragmentation in the supply chain finance (SCF) ecosystem; Chapter - 12: Foundational premises and value drivers of blockchain-driven supply chains – The trade finance experience
£148.50
Kogan Page Ltd The Lean Supply Chain
Book SynopsisBarry Evans has held roles at Tesco including Lean Process Manager in Supply Chain Development. He was part of the Lean Enterprise Research Centre at Cardiff Business School as a Senior Research Associate until his retirement. Robert Mason is Professor of Logistics and Programme Director, MSc Sustainable Supply Chain Management, at Cardiff Business School. He has led numerous business research projects, including working with Tesco as a partner.Trade Review"When considering a major undertaking such as building a Lean supply chain, it doesn't hurt to have a little guidance from a major global player. This book debunks many myths, and provides solid practical examples and advice for supply chain professionals looking to cut waste from their enterprises." * Inbound Logistics *Table of Contents Chapter - 01: Introduction; Chapter - 02: Tesco past and present; Chapter - 03: Tesco and strategy – Managing the what, why and how!; Chapter - 04: Customer insight – To drive the Tesco supply chain; Chapter - 05: Lean and the Tesco supply chain – ‘Mastering the supply chain’; Chapter - 06: Tesco and their CSR agenda; Chapter - 07: Rebuilding trust; Chapter - 08: Tesco and continuous improvement – Debunking seven myths of conventional business thinking; Chapter - 09: Current challenges – Aligning corporate and supply chain strategies to a changing macro environment; Chapter - 10: Conclusions
£118.75
Kogan Page Ltd Fashion Logistics
Book SynopsisJohn Fernie is Emeritus Professor of Retail Marketing at Heriot-Watt University, Scotland. He has written and contributed to numerous textbooks and papers on retail management, especially in the field of retail logistics. He was the founder editor of the International Journal of Retail & Distribution Management and is on the editorial board of numerous marketing and logistics journals. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Logistics and Transport. He holds an Honorary Professorship at St Andrews University and several visiting positions at European universities.David B Grant was Professor of Supply Chain Management and Social Responsibility at the Hanken School of Economics, Finland. David has over 250 publications in various refereed journals, books and conference proceedings and was on the editorial board of several internationally ranked journals. Honours in 2019 include the award of the Bualuang ASEAN Chair Professorship at Thammasat University in Thailand.Trade Review"Fashion Logistics looks at the changing nature of fashion retailing and the implications of these changes for logistics. Each chapter contains an up-to-the minute case study illustrating how some of the major retailers around the world have adapted their supply chains to deal with the on-line revolution and changes in the global market place. Whilst the book will provide essential reading for students studying logistics and supply chain management, the book will be equally relevant for students studying fashion and retailing, particularly the topics such as the rise of fast fashion, luxury brands and sustainability." * Dorothea Carvalho, Director of Professional Development, Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport CILT *"Fashion Logistics is a well-rounded analysis of an industry that is facing not only challenges but an increasing pace of change, requiring companies to sharpen their strategies for segmentation, social responsibility, and brand control. The authors deftly combine the cultural significance of fashion with the business acumen required to succeed in a multi-tiered global environment." * Kelly Barner, Buyers Meeting Point *"The authors address the latest supply chain trends impacting the fashion merchandising world. This book tackles all aspects of supply chain management in global fashion distribution, including sustainable and lean fashion merchandising, outsourcing, risks, omni-channel sales, and corporate social responsibility. Written in an easy-to-follow format, short case studies in each chapter relate the major topics in fashion logistics to modern-day retailing." * Inbound Logistics *"Fernie and Grant have written a topical, insightful, focused, yet easy to read, exploration of fashion logistics. It should be on the bookshelf of all those interested in retail marketing and operations." * Steve Wood, Professor of Retail Marketing and Management, University of Surrey *"An excellent resource. Covering a range of topical issues from ethics to online logistics, it provides a strong foundation for students and anyone interested in how different fashion retailers manage their complex global supply chains in an increasingly demanding market." * Dr Patsy Perry, Senior Lecturer in Fashion Marketing, The University of Manchester *"Fashion Logistics provides timely, thorough coverage of essential topics that will help current and future fashion industry professionals thrive." * Brian J Gibson, Wilson Family Professor of Supply Chain Management, Auburn University *Table of Contents Chapter - 01: Introduction to fashion logistics; Chapter - 02: The changing nature of fashion retailing: Implications for logistics; Chapter - 03: Offshore sourcing and outsourcing in the international fashion supply chain; Chapter - 04: Corporate social responsibility (CSR) in international fashion supply chains; Chapter - 05: International logistics; Chapter - 06: In-store consumer service; Chapter - 07: Online consumer service; Chapter - 08: Luxury fashion and supply chain management; Chapter - 09: Sustainable fashion retailing and logistics;
£47.49
Kogan Page Ltd ELogistics
Book SynopsisYingli Wang is a Reader in logistics and operations management at Cardiff Business School. She specialises in logistics and supply chain digitisation and has led a number of research projects from a wide range of UK and international funding bodies. Her research started with examining technological innovation for organisations such as logistics service providers and manufacturers, and then recently extended to explore how technological innovations could benefit a wider society, in particular by addressing the 'wicked' problems and grand challenges. Dr. Wang is also a Chartered Member of the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT). Stephen Pettit is a Professor at Cardiff Business School and is a member of the Transport and Logistics Research Group within the Logistics and Operations Management Section. He has been involved in a wide range of transport-related research programmes for both the UK Government and the European Commission. His research interests Trade Review"The challenges posed by COVID-19 have sharpened focus on the need for supply chains that are not only more efficient and environmentally sustainable but also more resilient. E-Logistics provides insights into the effective deployment of technology to create the digital supply chains of the future that will make a real difference in terms of competitive advantage." * Edward Sweeney, Professor of Logistics and Systems; Head, Department of Engineering Systems & Supply Chain Management (ESSCM), Aston University *"With rapid advances in new technologies and the growing pressures to transform global supply chains, this book provides an excellent and timely overview of the critical role of e-logistics. It is ideal for both practitioners and academics who want to understand how e-logistics is changing the way global supply chains are designed, operated and transformed." * Dr. Andrew Lahy, Solutions Design Director, DSV *Table of Contents Chapter - 01: E-logistics definition, trends and directions; Chapter - 02: End-to-end global visibility and order management - Integrated supply and demand chains in the age of value chain management; Chapter - 03: B2C e-commerce and fulfilment; Chapter - 04: The challenges of e-commerce on warehousing in the future; Chapter - 05: Advanced warehouse management systems and innovations - Streamlining e-logistics processes with technology deployment; Chapter - 06: Automating a logistics service chain - A telecommunications company’s perspective; Chapter - 07: Regional electronic marketplaces to improve logistics; Chapter - 08: Trade and transport electronic single windows; Chapter - 09: Port-centric ICT systems - Building value in supply chains
£49.49
Kogan Page Ltd Systems for Manufacturing Excellence
Book SynopsisNick Rich is Professor of Operations Management at Swansea School of Management. He teaches Socio-Technical Systems Design. Nick Rich is a Fellow at Toyota Motor Corporation of Japan.Mohamed Afy-Shararah is an industrial engineer experienced in the manufacturing and distribution sectors. He was awarded his doctorate in strategic operations management and received formal training at the Toyota Lean Management Centre.Table of Contents Chapter - 01: Operational excellence; Chapter - 02: The real issues and DNA of winning organizations; Chapter - 03: Socio-technical systems and their design; Chapter - 04: High performing organizations (six sigma and lean); Chapter - 05: TPM and maintaining (reliability focused and OEE-based flow improvement); Chapter - 06: Highly reliable organizations (organizational level pre-occupations); Chapter - 07: Operations management by design of new processes; Chapter - 08: The safety case; Chapter - 09: Improving processes and the sustainability of improvement; Chapter - 10: The new agenda for change; Chapter - 11: Conclusions
£39.89
Kogan Page Ltd The Tesla Way
Book SynopsisMichaël Valentin is Associate Director at OPEO, a consultancy specialized in industrial transformations. Having accumulated significant experience both as an operational manager in the automotive sector and as a McKinsey & Company consultant, Valentin now helps small to medium enterprises (SMEs) and large groups become industries of the future.Trade Review"The most up-to-date text on understanding Elon Musk's strategy." * Jean-Michel Lorenzi, President and CEO, FrontSwimmer *"This book is useful for business leaders. Each chapter contains an explanatory and a theoretical part, complete with many concrete examples. Tesla is the main theme of this book, but the author also investigates the practices of numerous other companies including General Electric, Bosch and Michelin." * Anne Feitz, Les Echos, Paris *Table of Contents Chapter - 01: Hyper manufacturing; Chapter - 02: Cross integration; Chapter - 03: Software hybridization; Chapter - 04: Tentacular traction; Chapter - 05: Story making; Chapter - 06: Start-up leadership; Chapter - 07: Men & machine learning; Chapter - 08: The 3 concentric circles of Teslism – A systemic model; Chapter - 09: Case studies
£33.24
Kogan Page Ltd Mastering the Supply Chain
Book SynopsisA freelance trainer and consultant, Ed Weenk is also a senior lecturer in Supply Chain at Maastricht School of Management, EADA Business School in Barcelona and the Antwerp Management School.Trade Review"Mastering the Supply Chain provides an invaluable guide for understanding how decisions are made when managing the supply chain strategically. The emphasis of the book is on practical learning and hence the book is written around 'The Fresh Connection' supply chain game. Having used this game in my courses over several years, this book would be an excellent companion. The book will provide value for UG, PG and MBA courses with a focus on supply chain management." * Professor Samir Dani, Head of Logistics, Marketing, Hospitality and Analytics, University of Huddersfield, UK *"Mastering the Supply Chain is an excellent work that gives us the opportunity to review the concepts of the Supply Chain from a perspective that achieves a perfect balance between the methodology and the practical approach. In the text, Ed Weenk manages to capture with great skill the complex relationships that arise in the world of business without falling into excessive simplification, while allowing the reader to understand concepts from a practical perspective. My most sincere congratulations to Prof. Weenk. I am sure that Mastering the Supply Chain will be of great interest to practitioners, as well as academics and students." * Dr. Luis E. Herrera – Associate Professor in the School of Industrial and Systems Engineering at the Monterrey Institute of Technology, Mexico City (Mexico) *"Building on his extensive training experience, Ed Weenk has written a very valuable and accessible book." * Finn Wynstra, NEVI Professor of Purchasing and Supply Management, Rotterdam School of Management *"Ingeniously incorporates knowledge and practice of the fundamentals. The diagrams are especially descriptive, and the combination of theory with experential learning is a game-changer in the quest to educate students and professionals how to manage supply chains in an ever-changing world." * Laura M Meade, Director of International Programs and Professor of Supply Chain Practice, Neeley School of Business, Texas Christian University, Fort Worth *"This book is a real breakthrough for the learning and teaching of supply chain management." * Christian van Delft, Associate Professor of Information Systems and Operations Management, HEC Paris *"This excellent book not only covers core supply chain management principles, buts adds a guided approach to mastering them. It will be of great value to both students and lecturers." * Tom Van Woensel, Professor of Operations Management and Logisitics, Eindhoven University of Technology and Antwerp Management School *"This is the missing book on supply chain management: this practice-oriented, business-driven and interactive book is a pleasure to read and essential for people who wish to advance in their supply chain career." * Desiree Knoppen, Associate Professor and Head of Academic Department, Marketing, Operations and Supply, EADA Business School, Barcelona *"Mastering the Supply Chain is a great aid to those who would like to better understand the strategic and tactical landscape of Supply Chain Management as well as the mechanics of 'The Fresh Connection' business simulation. The book perfectly connects conceptual supply chain management considerations with business simulation practice. I strongly recommend this book to both teachers and students as a supportive tool for Supply Chain Management courses and trainings." * Dmitrii Gavrilov, CPIM, CSCP, CLTD, SCOR-P, APICS Master CPIM Instructor, APICS Lead CSCP Instructor, APICS Associate CLTD Instructor, Professor, St. Petersburg Polytechnic University (SPbPU) *"So far there has not been a well-suited textbook to support and foster this excellent learning experience with the general concepts of supply chain management. I have been integrating 'The Fresh Connection' simulation with great success in my supply chain management courses for several years. The experimental environment of the simulation brings a real-world sensation into the classroom. Mastering the Supply Chain provides the essential learning needed to bridge the gap between The Fresh Connection and the fundamentals of supply chain management." * Michael Lustenberger, Research Associate, Center of Strategy & Operations, ZHAW School of Management and Law, Winterthur, Switzerland *"Mastering the Supply Chain is an excellent book that not only covers the understanding of core supply chain management principles but adds a guided approach to mastering them. The key learning and one of the important distinguishing factors are the hands-on learning using 'The Fresh Connection' game. Mastering the Supply Chain will be of great value for students seeking to understand and master those SCM principles, but also for lecturers giving them an excellent hands-on learning tool to their students." * Prof. Dr Tom Van Woensel – Professor Operations Management and Logistics, Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands, and Antwerp Management School, Belgium *"Ed Weenk covers how competitive company strategy links to supply chain typology and to the process of Sales & Operations Planning. In the second and third part of the book, using a realistic supply chain business simulation game of a fruit juice manufacturing company, the Author lets a team of virtual students called SuperJuice show in a very practical way which trade-offs have to be made to execute the chosen company strategy and the complexities involved in the decision making. All in all, I think Mastering the Supply Chain will prove to be a very useful and practically oriented book providing a grateful and effective learning experience for a wide diversity of learners." * Martijn Lofvers, CEO and Chief Trendwatcher at Supply Chain Media *"The title says it all: Mastering the Supply Chain - Not only in theory, but also in practice. This book covers the fundamentals of supply chain management with a strong emphasis on practical application. A clear structure guides you through mastering the multiple dimensions of the supply chain management: the business, technical and leadership dimensions. There are plenty of useful exercises throughout the book which challenge you to explore, analyse and imagine key supply chain management concepts or scenarios, thus ensuring a holistic understanding. The highlight is the learning experience through 'The Fresh Connection' business simulation - a game environment allowing you to study the effects of key supply chain decisions on the example of a fruit juice supply chain. All in all, a well-written book on supply chain management that prepares you to master the supply chain challenges of the future." * Dr. Stanislav Chankov, Lecturer in Supply Chain Management, Department of Mathematics and Logistics, Jacobs University, Bremen, Germany *"Supply chain scholars continually get bombarded with new/re-branded theories and concepts in this, (still relatively new) field of study. What is often sadly lacking is a blended learning approach with appropriate material and mechanisms for the learner to try/apply/test these theories and concepts in different dynamic business scenarios within a "safe experimental environment" revealing all the supply chain complexities to be managed in the future. Together with The Fresh Connection's experiential learning environment, this new book, Mastering the Supply Chain, provides the supporting material in a condensed, progressive and aligned style. It further fills the gap in serving industry's current critical need towards assisting both instructors and learners to establish the appropriate onboarding knowledge and skills that can enable businesses in achieve their multi-dimensional business strategies with implementable supply chain plans." * Johan Louw, Associate Professor of Logistics and Supply Chain Management, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa *"Mastering the Supply Chain deals with how to manage a supply chain from multiple perspectives, including business, technology, performance and optimization. It contains many templates for analysis, thus giving the reader a quick guide to supply chain management. The author shows people the most relevant principles, analysis process and decision-making frameworks using one interactive case throughout the book. Mastering the Supply Chain is kindly recommended as a textbook for both students and practitioners." * Ms. Wang Xiaofang, Director of Lab, Department of Industrial Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing (China) *"Mastering the Supply Chain profoundly reveals the core of supply chain management: strategy, collaboration, technology and leadership. Through 'The Fresh Connection' simulation game, which is used as an interactive case in the book, readers can experience the challenge and charm of supply chain management, and truly understand that the competition between modern enterprises is the competition between supply chains. To win in the competition, we need to deeply realize that supply chain management is not alone and isolated, but that each department should strengthen mutual communication, understanding and trust. On this basis, through information sharing, responsibility allocation, common decision-making and other ways, one can achieve the collaboration and unity of the whole operational process of the company." * Professor Gao Junjun, Managing Director of Demand Chain Institute, Founder & CEO of oIBP. SHU-UTS SILC Business School, Shanghai (China) *"Mastering the Supply Chain presents a systematic approach to understanding current supply chains and value networks. This book offers a theoretical and practical support that will help organizations as well as students understand supply chains, and the potential impact of trends in business and society on company competitiveness. Ed Weenk´s take on the underlying fundamentals delivers a pragmatic approach to enhancing the learner's understanding of fundamentals and beyond. His approach is a major step towards understanding Supply Chain basics and potential disruptions to the growth of the business." * Dr Mario Chong, Vice dean of Business Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universidad del Pacífico, Lima, Peru *"One of the major challenges in either learning or teaching Supply Chain Management is the creation of the bridge between the theory and practice. The non-experienced learnings remain abstract until they are applied in real life. Mastering the Supply Chain is closing the gap by providing a solid theoretical base as well as an immediate practical application through a business simulation in a very experimental and playful way. It's an absolute reference on Supply Chain Management for students, professionals, and leaders." * Nicolai Rassolov MSc, Lecturer, School of Continuing Studies, McGill University, Montreal, Canada *"Supply Chain is a broad area that requires many different managerial, technical and leadership skills, as well as knowledge and a holistic view of different areas, from purchasing to operations, finance and sales. Consequently, learning Supply Chain concepts and putting them into practice is a challenging mission, particularly for those in the early and intermediate stages of their careers. In such context, Mastering the Supply Chain offers a unique approach that blends a comprehensive review of the main concepts of supply chain, with plenty of additional references for a more in-depth learning of specific topics. It fills a much-needed gap that effectively allows the integration of such concepts to an experiential learning approach using the excellent business simulation game called The Fresh Connection." * Claudio Barbieri da Cunha, Associate Professor, Head of Dept of Transportation Engineering, Director of Center for Innovation in Logistics Systems Engineering (CISLOG), University of São Paulo, Brazil *"Mastering the Supply Chain is one of the few Supply Chain Management books that describes the explanation about the fundamentals of Supply Chain Management as well as how to apply these fundamentals concretely to the level of organization, management and operations." * Mohamed el Ouasghiri, Senior lecturer Supply Chain Management, Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences, The Netherlands *Table of Contents Chapter - 00: Preface; Chapter - 01: Supply chain – General introduction; Chapter - 02: Introduction to the business dimension of supply chain management; Chapter - 03: Introduction to the technical dimension of supply chain management; Chapter - 04: Introduction to the leadership dimension of supply chain management; Chapter - 05: Scenarios in a fresh food company; Chapter - 06: Knowledge in action, with a supply chain simulation; Chapter - 07: Mastering the technical dimension of supply chain; Chapter - 08: Mastering the leadership dimension of supply chain; Chapter - 09: Supply chain in a VUCA world; Chapter - 10: Imagining business challenges for the supply chain; Chapter - 11: Imagining technical challenges for the supply chain; Chapter - 12: Imagining leadership challenges for the supply chain; Chapter - 13: Epilogue; Chapter - 14: References
£114.30
Kogan Page Ltd Supply Chain Management Accounting
Book SynopsisSimon Templar is a qualified accountant with 20 years industry experience as well as a lecturer on supply chain and procurement MScs in Cranfield and Plymouth. The author is a founding member of the Supply Chain Finance Community, a not-for-profit association which aims to share best practice and new research in an open, collaborative environment.Trade Review"Supply chain decisions, such as sourcing globally, investing in a new manufacturing facility, reducing inventory levels, or redesigning a transport network, have a profound impact on financial performance. However, decision makers rarely understand the full impact of these decision on their own firms, their supplier, and their customers. In this book, Dr. Simon Templar relies on his extensive practical experience and his academic expertise to build bridges between supply chain management and accounting. Whether you are an accountant or a supply chain practitioner, if you want to learn how to get the best financial results out of your supply chain, this book is for you." * Carlos Mena, Nike Professor of Supply Chain Management, Portland State University, USA *"The book highlights that supply chain management (SCM) is much more than operational decision-making, demand planning or logistics execution. The work demonstrates impressively that SCM also affects financial variables such as sales revenues, net working capital or asset utilization. The book perfectly emphasises the very important but often neglected interfaces between operations and managerial accounting. The book serves both as a basis for "newcomers" to this field as well as compendium for specialists for a more in-depth examination of the operations-finance-relations." * Prof. Dr. Erik Hofmann, Director, Institute of Supply Chain Management, University of St.Gallen, Switzerland *Table of Contents Chapter - 00: Supply chain accounting; Chapter - 01: Profitability, liquidity and asset utilisation; Chapter - 02: Supply chain management and firm performance; Chapter - 03: Product costing – Comparing marginal costing with full costing; Chapter - 04: Activity based costing and time based process mapping; Chapter - 05: Investment appraisal; Chapter - 06: Total cost of ownership and life cycle costing; Chapter - 07: Target costing and new product development; Chapter - 08: Introduction to supply chain finance; Chapter - 09: Customer profitability analysis; Chapter - 10: Budgeting, sales and operations planning, standard costing and variance analysis
£120.65
Kogan Page Ltd Integrating Blockchain into Supply Chain
Book SynopsisRemko van Hoek, is Professor of Supply Chain Management in the Walton College of Business at the University of Arkansas. Formerly Chief Procurement Officer for the Walt Disney Company, he has held senior supply chain executive roles in the US and Europe at several companies, including Nike and PwC. He also is the Chair of the Board of Directors of the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP).Brian Fugate is the Oren Harris Chair in Transportation, Chair of the Department of Supply Chain Management at the University of Arkansas, and MIT Fulbright Senior Research Scholar. Marat Davletshin was formerly an Operations Manager with Amazon and is currently at the University of Arkansas.Matthew A. Waller is the Dean of the Sam M. Walton College of Business at the University of Arkansas, where he also serves as the Sam M. Walton Leadership Chair and a Professor of Supply Chain Management.Trade Review"Offers insight into how and where to consider blockchain in the supply chain and how to approach geting started. Blockchain has not yet proven to be a scalable solution for supply chain problems, but in isolated cases use cases it has already become an enabler of new value creation and capability development. This book will be helpful for supply chain leaders to separate hype from reality as they shape their strategy." * Cameron Geiger, Senior Vice President, Walmart US Supply Chain *"The most successful supply chain leaders are inquisitive about new technologies. The authors' research and deep passion to find out all we can and anticipate future options are laid out in an easy-to-understand fashion. The content is absorbable and engaging, and readers will certainly be better equipped as the future of blockchain unfolds." * Rick Blasgen, President and CEO, Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals *Table of Contents Chapter - 01: Understanding blockchain technology; Chapter - 02: Using blockchain as a new database; Chapter - 03: Common blockchain features; Chapter - 04: How to adopt blockchain and bridge the gaps; Chapter - 05: Supply chain operations and blockchain; Chapter - 06: Blockchain as a supplier of a stable and secure supply chain system; Chapter - 07: The implications of traceability across the supply chain; Chapter - 08: Blockchain technology and advantages for marketing products and services; Chapter - 09: What is the business case for embracing blockchain?
£47.49
Kogan Page Ltd Strategic Sourcing and Category Management
Book SynopsisMagnus Carlsson has 25 years' experience as a strategic sourcing expert at IKEA. He also has 10 years' experience with leadership and training within the Swedish defence forces and is an advisor in strategic sourcing for Kingfisher.Trade Review"This book is an excellent description of how to design processes and create value in a supply chain." -- Arja Taaveniku, Chief Officer & Supply Chain Officer at Kingfisher"Magnus Carlsson has written a book that is largely sensational. I have not seen any equal presentation of how an organization can operate efficient sourcing. The book's target audience is broad. It's about to run an efficient sourcing operation with relevance far beyond Ikea. I think anyone who in any way comes into contact with purchasing, executives in charge of streamlining their organization, purchasing managers, purchasers, and even students will benefit greatly from the book's content." -- Björn Axelsson, Professor, Stockholm School of Economics"I like the book - no, I love it! Good structure and incredibly deep but written in a simple way with very relevant examples of the described theory. For me, this book offers a new level - still in a simple way that makes me want to learn more and in a way that makes me anxious to try out my new theoretical knowledge." -- Peter Huber, Group Process Manager, IKANO"IKEA's strategic sourcing methods might not work for every company, but they certainly have a broad reach that goes far beyond the furniture retail niche. This book can help you discover if a category management program is a profitable choice for your organization. And if it is, you'll gain valuable advice and examples of setup and implementation from a real-world practitioner...Connecting theory with practice, the book draws upon existing practices and new tools to explain category-based sourcing, and how to effectively implement it." -- Inbound Logistics"A procurement book that is both philosophically interesting but also as practical and grounded as any I have ever read; it is a hands-on guide...This is another highly recommend book from Kogan Page, and essential reading for anyone who is serious about procurement." -- Peter Smith, Spend MattersTable of Contents Chapter - 00: Introduction; Chapter - 01: Lessons learned at Ikea; Chapter - 02: What is category management?; Chapter - 03: Leading category sourcing; Chapter - 04: The hunt is on; Chapter - 05: Where is the money?; Chapter - 06: Creating value; Chapter - 07: The moment of truth; Chapter - 08: Control performance and create more value; Chapter - 09: Different categories and other perspectives; Chapter - 10: From theory to practice; Chapter - 11: Success or failure?; Chapter - 12: Appendix tools and models; Chapter - 13: Notes; Chapter - 14: References and further reading
£118.75
Kogan Page Ltd Global Contract Logistics
Book SynopsisSteven Morgan was Director of Commercial Operations at the UK's Ministry of Defence (MoD). He was also responsible for the training, qualification, mentoring, and deployment of Commercial professionals throughout the MoD in collaboration with the Defence Academy. He was previously Capital Programmes Director for BAA, where he was responsible for capital projects and procurement. He has also previously worked at Sellafield as director of commercial and contract management.Trade Review"Many books have been written about purchasing, procurement, contracting, acquisition, supplier management or whichever nomenclature the author has chosen to describe the subject. In this book, Global Contract Logistics, Steven has done a great job of debunking the nomenclature based on his own wide practical experiences, and in his own inimical, no-nonsense, sometimes controversial, style he illustrates just why we need all the players in the joined-up end-to-end process to play their roles responsibly and why we need properly qualified and ultimately chartered professionals to undertake procurement and acquisition. Steven is passionate about the responsibility of those at the top of the profession to recruit, train and guide the professionals of the future. Ours is an exciting profession, whether you are buying boots or torpedoes, food or airport terminals, energy or medicines. His book is a great read for the aspiring professional, for key players in the overall contracting process and for those who are already at the top of the tree. It is an honest and pragmatic read, and I can recommend it highly." * Malcolm Harrison, CEO, Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply *"Steven Morgan has more experience and knowledge of complex acquisition than most in the profession. This shines through in his many anecdotes, lessons and guidelines in this book, enlivened by his humorous examples. A good read for aspiring procurement professionals and their internal customers." * Les Mosco, former MoD Commercial Director and past president of the Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply, UK *"This book, like its Author, provides both clear and practical advice. It simplifies and demystifies procurement and complex acquisition. I wish I had access to this book earlier in my career and will be recommending as a must read." * Robert Anstee, Senior Commercial Training and Education Manager at Ministry of Defence, UK *"In a fast-changing business world, the role of the procurement professional plays a vital part in helping companies and organizations become and remain competitive. The core of this book homes in on the absolute need for procurement and acquisition professionals to be properly trained at the start of their careers and for those professionals to continue lifelong learning." * Gerry Walsh, Director, JGW Global Consultancy, UK *"Loved it. Deserves to be required reading for procurement professionals." * Bill Crothers, former Chief Commercial Officer of Government in the Cabinet Office, private consultant, UK. *Table of Contents Chapter - 00: Introduction; Chapter - 01: Professional growth in procurement; Chapter - 02: Defining the need; Chapter - 03: Specifying the requirement; Chapter - 04: Chunking the work (aka acquisition strategy); Chapter - 05: Competitively selecting the ideal source; Chapter - 06: Devising an incentivized contract for alignment; Chapter - 07: Supporting the contractor; Chapter - 08: Enforcing the contract; Chapter - 09: Integration; Chapter - 10: Commissioning; Chapter - 11: Assessing effectiveness; Chapter - 12: Conclusions;
£114.30
Emerald Publishing Limited Advances in Business Marketing and Purchasing v 7
Book SynopsisAims to help increase knowledge, skills and insights into making effective decisions in the 'bigger hall' of marketing management. This book covers setting strategic direction; product and customer portfolio analysis; product development; advertising; pricing; channel management; environmental scanning; and measuring strengths and weaknesses.Table of ContentsTakaishi Printing Company, Robert P. Crowner; global sourcing at Thomson Consumer Electronics, E.W. Davis and J.W. Kamauff; cross-functional strategy decision-making - the Techno Project, Gary L. Frankwick and Michael D. Hutt; a question of ethics - a case study outlining an ethical dilemma facing an industrial marketer, Walter S. Good amd Stephen S. Tax; Lee Jing Textile Company, Ltd, Sue Greenfield and Shun-Ching Horng; LCF International - a case study of foreign investment in an emerging market, Wesley J. Johnston and Jeffrey E. Lewin; Universal Machinery - pursuing a new direction, Donald L. Lester and J. Barry Gilmore; Duprey Progressing Cavity Oil Pumps, J. David Lichtenthal and Mary M. Long; Power and Motion Industrial Supply Inc, H.F. Mackenzie; some ethical dilemmas in business-to-business sales, H.F. Mackenzie; Comfortek Controls, Allan J. Magrath and Kenneth G. Hardy; Hayes Wheels International, Inc - the light vehicle wheel segment of the automotive parts and accessories industry, Robert J. Mockler et al; Bateson Battery Chargers, James E. Nelson; Mactec Control AB, James E. Nelson; Gas Leak Detection Systems Pvt, Ltd, Rahul Rosha; Diesel Technology Company, Ram Subramanian et al.
£85.99
Emerald Publishing Limited Essays by Distinguished Marketing Scholars of the
Book SynopsisThis volume presents a collection of papers written by senior marketing scholars based on their presentations upon receiving the "Society for Marketing Advances Distinguished Marketing Scholar Award".Table of ContentsAdvances in applied consumer behavior: a market segmentation programme, (H. Assael); The interplay of cognitions and emotions in building services customers retention, (J-C. Chebat); Technology and the new economy: implications for Higher Education and the marketing discipline, (J.F. Hair Jr., B.J. Babin); Selected issues in modeling consumer brand choice - the extended competitive vulnerability model, (M. Laroche); Observations on some key psychometric properties of paper-and-pencil measures, (R.G. Netemeyer et al.); Marketing is a body of knowledge, (R.A. Peterson et al.); Distinguishing consumers' need for uniqueness from individuation and general need for uniqueness, (K. Tepper Tian, W.O. Bearden); Social structural foundations of publication productivity in the Journal of Consumer Research (1974-1994), (J.C. Ward et al.).
£101.99
Cornell University Press Getting the Goods
Book SynopsisBonacich and Wilson follow the flow of imports from Asian factories, exploring the roles of importers, container shipping companies, the ports, railroad and trucking companies, and warehouses and their impact on U.S. workers.Trade Review"Bonacich and Wilson present a richly detailed and highly interesting portrait of the global logistics industry. This study will provide a firm foundation on which to build future social scientific research."—Matt Vidal, Work and Occupations"A stunning, behind-the-scenes account of the largely invisible workers who make our big-box, just-in-time world possible."—Mike Davis, author of Planet of Slums"In Getting the Goods, Edna Bonacich and Jake B. Wilson analyze a weak spot in global capitalism, a fragile point that organizers might target in order to redress the shortcomings of this economic system; but this political agenda is briefly described and the authors' tone objective. This book also contains a wealth of information about container ports, sea carriers, land carriers, and warehouses. The reader can feel the pulse of each type of activity, feel as if he or she is with the authors as they talk to the key people involved; the interviews in Getting the Goods are first rate, vivid, and alive."—Gary G. Hamilton, University of Washington"If labor organizers ever want to have a shot at organizing the retail behemoth Wal-Mart, they must understand that the company's business plan is fundamentally a logistics model that relies heavily on maritime imports from the Pacific Rim. Bonacich and Wilson in Getting the Goods give us a bird's eye view of the multi-modal logistics system in the largest ports in the United States: Long Beach and Los Angeles. They paint a living picture of the supply chain that is a must read for those on the ground thinking about organizing the workers in the giant retailers whose lifeblood is the importation of millions of containers through America's largest ports. I'll be mandating that every ILWU organizer read this important book!"—Peter Olney, Director of Organizing, International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU)"In this fascinating book, Edna Bonacich and Jake Wilson take us inside the nation's largest port to expose the inner workings of the retailer-driven global supply chains that are increasingly vital to today's import-dependent U.S. economy. Their richly detailed analysis of the logistics revolution's effects on labor-from poorly paid immigrant port truckers engaged in an uphill organizing battle to the labor aristocracy of long-unionized longshore workers-bristles with insight. Getting the Goods is a great read, provocative, and surprisingly optimistic."—Ruth Milkman, UCLA, author of L.A. Story: Immigrant Workers and the Future of the U.S. Labor Movement"Edna Bonacich and Jake Wilson have produced a powerful examination of the logistics revolution and its implication for workers. This book should be a vital instrument in the development of strategy for increasing the power of workers in this globalized world. Rather than treating workers as powerless victims of globalization, Bonacich and Wilson illustrate how workers can capitalize on their strengths and position in the transportation and retail industries to counter the 'race to the bottom' workers across the planet have been experiencing. This book is a must read for all labor activists, whether in unions, worker centers, or other independent working-class organizations."—Bill Fletcher, Jr., Co-Founder, Center for Labor Renewal and syndicated columnist
£91.80
Amacom Supply Chain Cost Management
Book SynopsisThis book introduces the same process the author has used to save companies like IBM, Kodak, and DuPont billions of dollars, simply by harnessing the knowledge of suppliers
£29.69
Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales) The Category Management Handbook
Book SynopsisCategory management is one of the biggest contributors of commercial value in the area of procurement and supply chain. With a proven track record of successful delivery since the early 1990s, it helps organisations gather and analyse key data about their procurement spend before subsequently creating and delivering value-adding strategies that change the value proposition from supply chains. The aim of category management is to find long-term breakthrough strategies that help lift an organisation's commercial performance to a new level. Because of its strategic long-term orientation and complex execution, category management has long been the preserve of commercial consulting companies in effect a black box' toolkit shrouded in expensive methodologies.This practical handbook lifts the lid on category management by providing readers with a step-by-step process and established toolkit that allows them a do-it-yourself' approach. Each activity is presented as a simple tool or Table of ContentsIntroduction;Stage 1: Initiation; Stage 2: Research; Stage 3: Analysis; Stage 4: Strategy; Stage 5: Implementation; Templates; Bibliography & Index
£35.14
Emerald Publishing Limited Organizational Culture BusinesstoBusiness
Book SynopsisProvides in-depth understanding about business-to-business (B2B) and organizational relationships. This title includes descriptions on how B2B networks form, function and develop and is for readers who want to delve into how B2B relationships actually work and, frequently, do not work.Table of ContentsList of Contributors. EDITORIAL REVIEW BOARD. Chapter 1 Introduction: Theory and practice of organizational culture, B2B relationships, and interfirm networks. Chapter 2 Discourses in organizational culture: Bank managers and employees perceived relationships and performance. Chapter 3 Modeling the structure of business-to-business relationships. Chapter 4 Understanding and modeling the dynamics of business-to-business relationships. Chapter 5 Structure and dynamics of business-to-business relationships. Chapter 6 Organizational innovation and outcomes in SMEs. Chapter 7 Anatomy of relationship significance: A critical realist exploration. Chapter 8 Markets-as-networks theory: a review. Chapter 9 Metatheories in research: positivism, postmodernism, and critical realism. Advances in business marketing and purchasing. Advances in business marketing and purchasing. Copyright page.
£118.99
New Society Publishers The Better World Handbook
Book SynopsisThe definitive guide for people wanting to make a positive difference in the world.Table of Contents Preface Acknowledgments Introduction Building A Better World The Cycle Of Cynicism The Cycle Of Hope The Ten Thought Traps The Seven Foundations Of A Better World Economic Fairness Comprehensive Peace Ecological Sustainability Deep Democracy Social Justice Simple Living Revitalized Community Actions For A Better World Money Banking Credit Cards Saving Investing Shopping What to Buy Who to Buy It From Better World Buying Guide Food Buying Groceries Eating Planting a Garden Personal Extraordinary Living Emotional Well-Being Physical Well-Being Reflection Friends & Family Building Strong Relationships Giving Gifts Children Community Neighborhood Local Community Community Issues Spirituality & Religion Spiritual Well-Being Faith In Action Religious and Spiritual Community Spiritual and Religious Groups Home Energy Water Trash Lawn and Garden Your Home Work Workplace Relationships Socially Responsible Workplace Finding Good Work Media Television Radio Magazines Newspapers Internet Politics Voting Getting Involved The Top Ten Issues List Transportation Walking Bicycling Public Transit Automobiles Travel Where to Go Where to Stay What to Do Extraordinary Travel Organizations Getting Involved Giving Finding Organizations Amazing Organizations The Best of the Rest The Top Ten Actions For A Better World Notes Action Checklist About The Authors Index
£17.09
Taylor & Francis Ltd The Handbook of Ethical Purchasing
Book SynopsisFrom boycotts of plastics and palm oil by consumers, to the tracking of carbon footprints and modern slavery in their supply chains by businesses, buying ethically has now fully captured the public interest. The Handbook of Ethical Purchasing is designed to help both ordinary people and industry professionals to understand this new movement, its political background and, most importantly, how to become involved more effectivelyBy looking in turn at sustainable supply chain management by companies, green public procurement by governments, and the ethical choices made by consumers, this book operates as a practical handbook for people across all industries and sectors to become involved in the important changes that need to be made. It provides the key principles, language, and techniques that companies, campaigners, certification schemes, and regulators are beginning to use to address the moral, practical, and political problems that commonly occur in this transition toTable of Contents1. Understanding the Basic Principles 2 Principles for Ordinary Citizens 3. Ethical Purchasing and the Role of Campaigners 4. Ethical Purchasing and the Role of Multinational Companies 5. Principles for Local Authorities and Other Public Bodies 6. Ethical Purchasing and the Role of Governments 7. Principles for Smaller Companies, Charities and Social Enterprises 8. Ethical Labelling Schemes 9. Selling to Ethical Purchasers 10. Theoretical Principles or Why It's Important
£31.34
Taylor & Francis Break Bulk and Cargo Management
Book SynopsisThis book covers the subjects of break bulk cargo, general cargo and project cargo, and how these cargoes are shipped. It deals with the cargoes themselves, the vessels used for their carriage, and how the carriage is managed using the process of vessel chartering. Alongside these, it also covers offshore vessel management and how offshore supply vessels are used to carry cargoes to offshore oil and gas installations. Break bulk cargo covers a wide variety of cargoes, from project cargo to more varied cargoes carried on an ad hoc basis, often between ports that are not equipped for container traffic. It also covers the carriage of specific cargoes that cannot fit inside or are unsuitable for containers. This includes the carriage of cargoes for major projects, and cargoes for the offshore sector, which is an area covered in a specific section in the book concerning the use of offshore supply vessels. To date, only minor elements of shipping books cover this kin
£118.75
Taylor & Francis CMR Contracts for the International Carriage of
Book SynopsisNow in its fifth edition, this hallmark text provides a comprehensive, article-by-article guide to the workings of the CMR Convention, as incorporated into English Law by the Carriage of Goods by Road Act 1965.Fully revised throughout, the book offers a complete update of relevant English cases, including the latest Supreme Court decision on the subject, and draws in major developments in the interpretation of the Convention in the case law of other Contracting States. Furthermore, this new edition incorporates two key developments to ensure the bookâs continuing currency and authority. Firstly, it reviews the operation of the current law following the UKâs ratification of the Additional Protocol to the Convention on the Contract for the International Carriage of Goods by Road (CMR) 2008, which provides for the recognition and use of electronic consignment notes, ie e-CMR. Secondly, it addresses the changes consequent on Brexit which affect aspects of the general legal contex
£337.50
Taylor & Francis Managing Global Supply Chains
Book SynopsisManaging Global Supply Chains is a practical and highly readable text with real-life examples and excellent coverage. It is an ideal companion for post-experience business students, learning professionals and anyone interested in supply chain management.Table of ContentsAcknowledgementsAbout the AuthorsPrefacePART 1: INTRODUCTIONChapter One The role of supply chain as a key value driver in global market Chapter Two Why Global Supply Chain Management Chapter ThreeUnderstanding Global Supply Chain Management and its building blocks Chapter FourContemporary Global Challenges in Supply Chain Management PART 2: BUILDING BLOCKS OF GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAINChapter FiveCustomer focus and demand Chapter SixResource and capacity management Chapter SevenProcurement , purchasing and supplier focus Chapter EightInventory management Chapter NineOperations management Chapter TenDistribution Management PART 3: NEW DEMANDS AND TRENDSChapter ElevenSupply chain in service sectors and non-profit and charity organisations Chapter TwelveGlobalisation and Supply chain in emerging markets Chapter ThirteenDigital Revolution and E- supply chain Chapter FourteenLean and agile supply chain Chapter FifteenSupply chain in the retail sector Chapter SixteenSustainable Supply Chain Chapter SeventeenSupply Chain for Major Projects Chapter EighteenQuantitative Analysis and Optimisation in Global Supply ChainsChapter NineteenSupply Chain StrategiesChapter TwentyManaging Supply Chain RisksPART 4: INTEGRATING SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENTChapter Twenty oneSystems and Procedures Chapter Twenty twoSales and Operations Planning Chapter Twenty threeGlobal Supply Chain Performance Management Chapter Twenty fourCase Study examples ReferencesAppendicesGlossaryIndex
£58.89
Taylor & Francis Ltd Managing Global Supply Chains
Book SynopsisManaging Global Supply Chains is a practical and highly readable text with real-life examples and excellent coverage. It is an ideal companion for post-experience business students, learning professionals and anyone interested in supply chain management.Table of ContentsAcknowledgementsAbout the AuthorsPrefacePART 1: INTRODUCTIONChapter One The role of supply chain as a key value driver in global market Chapter Two Why Global Supply Chain Management Chapter ThreeUnderstanding Global Supply Chain Management and its building blocks Chapter FourContemporary Global Challenges in Supply Chain Management PART 2: BUILDING BLOCKS OF GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAINChapter FiveCustomer focus and demand Chapter SixResource and capacity management Chapter SevenProcurement , purchasing and supplier focus Chapter EightInventory management Chapter NineOperations management Chapter TenDistribution Management PART 3: NEW DEMANDS AND TRENDSChapter ElevenSupply chain in service sectors and non-profit and charity organisations Chapter TwelveGlobalisation and Supply chain in emerging markets Chapter ThirteenDigital Revolution and E- supply chain Chapter FourteenLean and agile supply chain Chapter FifteenSupply chain in the retail sector Chapter SixteenSustainable Supply Chain Chapter SeventeenSupply Chain for Major Projects Chapter EighteenQuantitative Analysis and Optimisation in Global Supply ChainsChapter NineteenSupply Chain StrategiesChapter TwentyManaging Supply Chain RisksPART 4: INTEGRATING SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENTChapter Twenty oneSystems and Procedures Chapter Twenty twoSales and Operations Planning Chapter Twenty threeGlobal Supply Chain Performance Management Chapter Twenty fourCase Study examples ReferencesAppendicesGlossaryIndex
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Taylor & Francis Strategic HR
Book SynopsisHR has sought to reposition itself as a strategic contributor to organizations. To facilitate this, it has restructured, bringing in shared services, business partners and centres of expertise, simplifying, automating and rationalising processes, and devolving some activities to managers, whilst outsourcing others. HR has yet to give sufficient attention to the capability of the function to deliver against the added value promise. This book looks at the developments that have brought HR to its present position. It sets out a vision of where HR might be headed, including a definition of its role and activities. It identifies a number of challenges that HR will have to face if it is to be effective. These include not just skills, but problems with structures and relationships with stakeholders, be they line managers or employees. The authors also highlight ways of monitoring HR performance and of demonstrating its value. It all adds up to an authoritative reference guide for all HR direc
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Taylor & Francis Gower Handbook of Supply Chain Management
Book SynopsisThe ability to build and also maintain a world class logistics and distribution network is an essential ingredient in the success of the world's leading businesses, but keeping pace with changes in your sector and in others is hard to do. With the Gower Handbook of Supply Chain Management you will need to look no further. Written by a team of leading consultants with contributions from leading academic experts, this book will help you to keep pace with the latest global developments in supply chain management and logistics, and plan for the future. This book has over thirty chapters with detailed accounts of key topics and the latest developments, from e-collaboration and CRM integration, to reverse logistics and strategic sourcing, and includes case studies from Asia, Europe and North America. It looks at all aspects of operational excellence in logistics and supply chain management. The Gower Handbook of Supply Chain Management will help managers to benchmark their operations against
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Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Handbook of Theories for Purchasing Supply Chain
Book SynopsisAnswering the strong call for theory application and development in purchasing and supply management (PSM) and supply chain literature, this Handbook is an essential reference that provides extensive guidance on which theories to apply, how to apply them, and when to build theory.Trade Review'This Handbook is a valuable asset for new and seasoned scholars, alike. It is jam packed with useful theories to better understand past research and guide future research projects.' -- Christopher W. Craighead, University of Tennessee, USTable of ContentsContents: 1 Introduction to the Handbook of Theories for Purchasing, Supply Chain and Management Research 1 Wendy L. Tate, Lisa M. Ellram and Lydia Bals 2 Foundations of theory 12 Barbara B. Flynn, Mark Pagell, Brian Fugate and David E. Cantor 3 Developing purchasing and supply management theory 29 Mark Pagell, Barbara B. Flynn, Brian Fugate and David E. Cantor 4 Theories relevant to purchasing and supply management research: status quo and future suggestions 48 Larry Giunipero and Reham Eltantawy 5 Systems levels in purchasing and supply chain management (PSCM) research: exploring established and novel theories to address PSCM problems and challenges 63 Christine M. Harland and Jens K. Roehrich 6 Enhancing theorizing in purchasing and supply management through middle-range theories 80 Jenny Bäckstrand and Árni Halldórsson 7 Transaction cost economics 94 Wendy L. Tate and Lisa M. Ellram 8 Resource-based view 106 Lydia Bals and Eugenia Rosca 9 The knowledge-based view 118 Tobias Schoenherr 10 Resource-advantage theory 140 Donna F. Davis and Teresa M. McCarthy-Byrne 11 Resource and natural resource dependence theories in supply chains 153 Lojain Alkhuzaim, Mahtab Kouhizadeh and Joseph Sarkis 12 Resource orchestration: managers’ role in developing and deploying resources to create distinctive advantage 168 Stan E. Fawcett, Yao ‘Henry’ Jin, Sebastian Brockhaus, Diego Vega and Amydee M. Fawcett 13 Agency theory in purchasing and supply management 186 George A. Zsidisin 14 Playing to win: applying game theory to purchasing and supply management 199 Steven Carnovale and Myles D. Garvey 15 Paradox theory 221 Sajad Fayezi 16 Contingency theory and the information processing view 248 Virpi Turkulainen 17 Social exchange theory 267 Carl Marcus Wallenburg and Robert Handfield 18 The relational view 283 Feigao (Kelly) Huang, Eugena Rosca, Lydia Bals and Wendy Tate 19 Supply networks: dyads, triads and networks 295 Zhaohui Wu and Thomas Y. Choi 20 Stakeholder theory 310 Gyöngyi Kovács 21 Institutional theory 320 Katri Kauppi 22 Complex adaptive systems 335 Kevin J. Dooley 23 Factor market rivalry: a general theory of supply chain management 345 Peter M. Ralston, Matthew A. Schwieterman and John E. Bell 24 The industrial network approach and purchasing and supply management research 360 Björn Axelsson, Lars-Erik Gadde and Finn Wynstra 25 Dynamic capabilities theory 378 Anna Land, Tim Gruchmann, Erik Siems and Philip Beske-Janssen 26 Supply chains as complex adaptive systems 399 Anurag Tewari and Richard Wilding 27 Cluster theory and purchasing science: geographical proximity as a strategic decision factor in sourcing 412 Holger Schiele 28 Organizational learning theory and its application to purchasing management and supply chain management research 425 Arash Azadegan and Javad Feizabadi 29 Signalling theory 445 Christian von Deimling, Michael Eßig and Andreas H. Glas 30 Portfolio theory 471 Cees J. Gelderman 31 Supply chains as dynamic socio-technical systems 491 John Gattorna and William Pasmore 32 Panarchy theory 502 Amanda Bille and Andreas Wieland 33 Preferred customer theory: benefiting from preferential treatment from suppliers through measures on buyer attractiveness and supplier satisfaction 515 Holger Schiele 34 On theories for researching sustainability 531 Thomas E. Johnsen and Federico Caniato Index
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Edward Elgar Handbook of Research Methods for Supply Chain
Book SynopsisWritten by a panel of leading international researchers, this Handbook identifies the key topics for research in supply chain management using an innovative step-by-step approach and provides an extensive range of methodologies for researching the subjects.
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John Wiley & Sons Inc Supply Chain Management for Sustainable Food
Book SynopsisAn interdisciplinary framework for managing sustainable agrifood supply chains Supply Chain Management for Sustainable Food Networks provides an up-to-date and interdisciplinary framework for designing and operating sustainable supply chains for agri-food products.Table of ContentsNotes on Contributors ix Preface xvii Acknowledgments xxiii 1 Sustainable Agrifood Supply Chain Management 1 1.1 Introduction – Agrifood Supply Chain Management 1 1.2 Why Sustainable Agrifood Supply Chain Management 5 1.3 Hierarchy of Decision-Making for AFSCs 10 1.3.1 Strategic Level 10 1.3.2 Tactical and Operational Levels 17 1.4 Emerging Trends and Technologies in Primary Production 21 1.4.1 Alternative Production Systems 21 1.4.2 Innovative Technologies 23 1.5 Conclusions 25 2 Precision Agriculture: Crop Management for Improved Productivity and Reduced Environmental Impact or Improved Sustainability 41 2.1 Introduction 41 2.2 How Precision Agriculture is Applied 43 2.2.1 Data Collection 43 2.2.2 Data Analysis and Management Zone Delineation 51 2.2.3 Variable Rate Application Technology 52 2.2.4 Auto Guidance Systems and Other Applications 56 2.3 Decision Support Systems for the Farmer 57 2.4 Profitability and Adoption of Precision Farming 57 2.5 Precision Agriculture and Sustainability 59 2.6 Conclusions 60 3 Agricultural Waste Biomass 67 3.1 Introduction 67 3.2 Amount of Biomass 68 3.2.1 Global Production of Agricultural Residues 69 3.2.2 China 76 3.2.3 Denmark 81 3.2.4 USA 83 3.3 Biorefinery Processing of Agricultural Waste Products 86 3.3.1 Physiochemical Properties and Organic Composition of Agricultural Waste and Residue 86 3.3.2 Bioenergy Production 87 3.3.3 Bio-based Chemical Production 89 3.4 Environmental and Land Use Issues 90 3.4.1 Manure Management 91 3.4.2 Crop Residues Management 95 3.4.3 Land Use Aspects 96 3.4.4 Whole Chain Management 97 3.5 Conclusion 98 4 Maintaining Momentum: Drivers of Environmental and Economic Performance, and Impediments to Sustainability 107 4.1 Introduction 107 4.2 Literature Review 109 4.3 Hypothesis Development 110 4.3.1 The Link between Stakeholder Demands and Integration of Environmental Activities 110 4.3.2 The Link between Integration and Economic and Environmental Performance 111 4.3.3 The Role of Moderating Factors 112 4.4 Data and Method 114 4.4.1 Sample Description 114 4.4.2 Variable Descriptions 115 4.4.3 Statistical Estimation 117 4.5 Results 117 4.6 Discussion and Conclusions 122 5 A Hierarchical Decision-Making Framework for Quantitative Green Supply Chain Management: A Critical Synthesis of Academic Research Efforts 129 5.1 Introduction 130 5.2 Hierarchy of the Decision]Making Process 131 5.2.1 Strategic GSCM Decisions 131 5.2.2 Tactical GSCM Decisions 138 5.2.3 Operational GSCM Decisions 142 5.3 Critical Synthesis of Academic Research Efforts 146 5.4 Summary and Conclusions 151 6 Safety and Traceability 159 6.1 Introduction 159 6.2 Drivers for Food Traceability 160 6.3 Traceability: Legislations and Standards 163 6.3.1 International Legislation 163 6.3.2 Standards 166 6.4 Design of Traceability Systems 167 6.4.1 Definitions of Traceability Related Concepts 167 6.4.2 Current Technologies for Traceability 169 6.4.3 Performance Optimization 171 6.5 Future Trends 174 6.6 Conclusions 176 7 Information Technology for Food Supply Chains 183 7.1 Introduction 183 7.2 Information Technology Architecture in a Supply Chain Context 184 7.3 RFID-Enabled Supply Chain Management 186 7.4 Carbon Footprint Monitoring in the Supply Chain 191 7.5 Urban Shared Food Logistics 194 7.6 Discussion 199 7.7 Conclusions 200 8 Carbon Footprint Management for Food Supply Chains: an Integrated Decision Support System 205 8.1 Introduction 205 8.2 The Carbon Footprint of Food Supply Chains 207 8.2.1 Background 207 8.2.2 Carbon Footprint of Pre]farm Processes 209 8.2.3 Carbon Footprint of On]farm Processes 209 8.2.4 Carbon Footprint of Post]farm Processes 210 8.2.5 Critical Challenges of CFM 214 8.3 The Supply Chain Environmental Analysis Tools 215 8.3.1 The Need for New Tools 215 8.3.2 Description of Methodological Approach 216 8.4 An Illustrative Case Study 218 8.4.1 Scenario Description 218 8.4.2 Application and Analysis of SCEnAT Tools 220 8.4.3 Implication of SCEnAT Tools in a Wheat Supply Chain 223 8.5 Summary and Conclusions 224 9 Quality Management Schemes and Connections to the Concept of Sustainability in the Food Chain 233 9.1 Introduction 233 9.2 Quality Management Schemes in the Food Supply Chain 234 9.2.1 Food Quality Definitions 234 9.2.2 Quality Management Scheme Concepts 235 9.2.3 Application of Quality Management Schemes to the Supply Chain 238 9.2.4 Beneficiaries of Quality Management Schemes along the Supply Chain 239 9.3 Introducing Sustainability and Sustainable Production 239 9.4 Linking Quality Management Schemes with Sustainability along the Food Chain 242 9.4.1 Primary Production 244 9.4.2 Food Manufacturing 244 9.4.3 Transportation and Food Retailing 248 9.5 Consumers and Quality Management Schemes Addressing Sustainability 249 9.6 Conclusion 251 10 Risk Management for Agri-food Supply Chains 255 10.1 Introduction 255 10.2 Supply Chain Risk Management 259 10.2.1 Improving Security 260 10.2.2 Facing Disruptions 261 10.3 Risk Management in Agri-food Supply Chains 262 10.3.1 Risk Types and Sources 262 10.3.2 Risk Mitigation Strategies 263 10.3.3 Quantitative Tools for Agri-food Supply Chain Risk Management 265 10.4 Case 1: Revenue Management of Perishable Agri-food Products – a Newsvendor-Type Modeling Approach 265 10.4.1 System Description 266 10.4.2 Model Development 267 10.4.3 Numerical Example 270 10.5 Case 2: Emergency Dual Sourcing Contracts – a Simulation-Based Approach 271 10.5.1 System Description 272 10.5.2 Discrete Event Simulation Model 274 10.5.3 Numerical Example 276 10.6 Case 3: Managing Agri-food Supply Chain Disruption Risks – a Game-Theoretic Approach 279 10.6.1 Model and Problem Description 280 10.6.2 Study of Game Interactions 281 10.6.3 Numerical Example 285 10.7 Conclusions 287 11 Regulatory Policies and Trends 293 11.1 Regulations as Tools 293 11.2 Environmental Externalities and Savings as Drivers of Regulations 295 11.3 Diversity as a Driver for Informal Regulations and Trends 297 11.4 Nutrition and Environmental Issues Regulated at the Food Plate Level 298 11.5 Citizens–Consumers Facing Regulations at the Market 299 11.6 Food Production as a Component of a Future Bioeconomy 301 11.7 Future Regionalism Related to Regulation 303 11.8 What is Needed for Regulatory Policy Development 304 Index 307
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John Wiley & Sons Inc Global Logistics For Dummies
Book SynopsisTable of ContentsIntroduction 1 Part 1: Taking Your First Global Steps 5 Chapter 1: Getting Started in Global Logistics 7 Chapter 2: Understanding the Role of Logistics in Global Manufacturing and Sales 17 Chapter 3: Providing Global Logistics Services 25 Chapter 4: Supporting Global Humanitarian and Disaster Relief Efforts 31 Part 2: Manufacturing in a Global Environment 37 Chapter 5: Making Your Product and Establishing Your Global Supply Chain 39 Chapter 6: Stocking and Distributing Your Products 53 Chapter 7: “Greening” Your Manufacturing Line 63 Chapter 8: Keeping Everything Running Smoothly 77 Chapter 9: Protecting Your Designs and Data 91 Part 3: Selling What You’ve Already Made 109 Chapter 10: Moving It from “Here” to “There” 111 Chapter 11: Keeping Everything Secure 129 Chapter 12: Making the Sale 141 Chapter 13: Dealing with Losses, Theft, Damages, and Returns 153 Part 4: Providing Logistics Services to Global Customers 163 Chapter 14: Understanding and Accommodating Cultural Differences 165 Chapter 15: Identifying Insurance and License Requirements 177 Chapter 16: Deciding on Your Source of Manpower 189 Chapter 17: Understanding Foreign Labor Laws and Requirements 199 Part 5: Being Part of a Global Humanitarian & Disaster Relief Logistics Team 213 Chapter 18: Understanding Global Humanitarian and Disaster Relief Logistics 215 Chapter 19: Defining Your H&DR Logistics Role 229 Chapter 20: Operating as Part of the H&DR Logistics Team 243 Part 6: The Part of Tens 263 Chapter 21: Ten “Stars” of Global Logistics 265 Chapter 22: Ten Examples of Global Logistics Gone Wrong 275 Chapter 23: Top Ten Resources 283 Glossary 291 Index 299
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John Wiley & Sons Inc At the Speed of Irrelevance
Book SynopsisGet the inside story of American Artificial Intelligence (AI) failure and fall: Learn how to reassume American AI leadership and win against China On the eve of the Sino-American great power competition General Mattis challenged America to move forward at the speed of relevance. To compete effectively America needed to excel in its AI capacity. The call fell on deaf ears - and years later the nation found itself sliding towards a state of irrelevance on the global stage. A series of blunders contributed to what President Biden calls American AI's failing and falling behind. This is the story of American AI's fall from grace. Capturing the live moments of American excitement and mastery of AI to the tragedy of ending up behind China, the authors give a behind the scenes account of what transpired. Get an inside view on who dropped the ball at a time when America needed its best leadership. As the mystery unravels, it shows the great misses and deceptions, colossal mistakes, policy failures, and negligence that cost America its leadership position. This story could become the story of America's own decline and fall. But there is hope. In the past America has shown resilience to bounce back from the agony of defeat to win in the long run. This book gives a path to rebuild American AI and secure such a victory. Whether you are a business leader or a policy analyst, a supply chain expert or an academic, a congressmember or an agency head At the Speed of Irrelevance: How America Blew Its AI Leadership Position and How to Regain It will change your thinking about your responsibility to your firms, agencies, and the country. This will be the most timely and patriotic book you will ever read.Table of ContentsPreface ix Acknowledgments xi About the Authors xiii Chapter 1: The Dawn of Irrelevance 1 Chapter 2: The Painful Effects of Losing the AI Battle 25 Chapter 3: The Containment Strategy 51 Chapter 4: The Presidents’ Call to Duty 71 Chapter 5: The Great Deception of the 2016 RFI 91 Chapter 6: The OSTP Obsession Continues 113 Chapter 7: The Wake-Up Call 133 Chapter 8: Congress 145 Chapter 9: AI for Agencies 175 Chapter 10: A Chaotic Private Sector 191 Chapter 11: Of Capital and Measurements 205 Chapter 12: At the Speed of Relevance 217 Index 229
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John Wiley & Sons Inc Operations and Supply Chain Management
Book SynopsisTable of ContentsPreface vi 1 Introduction to Operations and Supply Chain Management 1 S1 Operational Decision-Making Tools: Decision Analysis 31 2 Quality Management 53 3 Statistical Process Control 109 S3 Operational Decision-Making Tools: Acceptance Sampling 155 4 Product Design 165 5 Service Design 199 6 Processes and Technology 235 7 Capacity and Facilities Design 267 S7 Operational Decision-Making Tools: Facility Location Models 307 8 Human Resources 329 S8 Operational Decision-Making Tools: Work Measurement 363 9 Project Management 381 10 Supply Chain Management Strategy and Design 437 11 Global Supply Chain Procurement and Distribution 471 S11 Operational Decision-Making Tools: Transportation and Transshipment Models 499 12 Forecasting 521 13 Inventory Management 585 S13 Operational Decision-Making Tools: Simulation 625 14 Sales and Operations Planning 643 S14 Operational Decision-Making Tools: Linear Programming 683 15 Resource Planning Systems 717 16 Lean Production Systems 759 17 Scheduling 795 Appendix A Normal Curve Areas 833 Index 835
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