Purchasing and supply management Books
Springer System of Negotiations
Book SynopsisThis book presents criteria and recommendations for successful negotiations. To this end, numerous practical examples are used to show how contracts can be awarded in the event of competition between suppliers, and how various auction formats and differentiated communication can be used to achieve optimal savings potential.
£44.99
Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden Nachhaltiges Qualitätsdatenmanagement: Bericht
Book SynopsisDie Gesellschaft für Qualitätswissenschaften e. V. verfolgt seit Ihrer Gründung im Jahre 1994 das Ziel, Qualitätswissenschaft in Lehre und Forschung zu fördern und den Wissenstransfer in die industrielle Anwendung zu unterstützen. Hierzu werden im Rahmen der Jahrestagungen die aktuellen Ergebnisse aus Forschung und Entwicklung vorgestellt und zukünftige Trends in diesem Bereich thematisiert und diskutiert. Die GQW Jahrestagung 2022 fand unter Leitung von Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Sophie Gröger in Chemnitz statt. Unter dem Leitthema „Nachhaltiges Qualitätsdatenmanagement“ wurden zahlreiche Beiträge aus Forschung und Industrie vorgestellt. Diese thematisierten dabei beispielsweise die Integration des ISO GPS-Systems in kleine und mittelständische Unternehmen (KMU), eine Vorgehensweise zur fertigungsprozessorientierten Prüfplanung, aber auch die Verknüpfung von Messdaten und Datenbanken zur Vergleichbarkeit von Messergebnissen. Ebenso wurden die Anwendung von Methoden des maschinellen Lernens und die intelligente Qualitätssicherung durch Bildverarbeitung vorgestellt. Es konnte aufgezeigt werden, wie mit der Verknüpfung von Daten im Bereich der Problemlösung eine Verbesserung aktueller Ansätze (8D-Report) erreicht werden kann. Ein Reifegradmodell zur Bewertung der Datenqualität in Industrie 4.0 und eine Informationsbedarfsanalyse für Verbesserungen im Fehlermanagement in der manuellen Montage ergänzten das Tagungsprogramm. Nicht zuletzt wurden neue digitale Möglichkeiten zum Kompetenznachweis sowohl in der Agrar- und Ernährungswirtschaft als auch im Automotive Bereich diskutiert. Freuen Sie sich also auf ein inhaltlich breites Spektrum interessanter Beiträge aus Forschung und Industrie im Bereich der Qualitätswissenschaften.Table of ContentsFehlerdatenaufnahme in der manuellen Montage: Informationsbedarfsanalyse für die Fehleranalyse und -abstellung im Fehlermanagement.- Entwicklung eines IT-basierten Reifegradmodells zur Bewertung der Datenqualität für Predictive Data Analytics in der Fertigung der I4.0.- Auslegung eines Accelerated Life Tests zur Abbildung der Langzeit-Zuverlässigkeit von Produkten im Prototypenstadium.- Digitale Transformation beim Kompetenznachweis im Qualitäts- und Nachhaltigkeitsmanagement in Betrieben der Agrar- und Ernährungswirtschaft. Vorstellung eines Leitfadens für schriftliche Befragungen.- Interaktive, wissensbasierte Problemlösung nach 8D in der Automobilindustrie.- Intelligente Qualitätssicherung im industriellen Produktionsprozess unter Verwendung von KI-Algorithmen.- Digitaler KI-Produktionsassistent zur Klassifikation von Schraubkurvenverläufen.- Messdaten und Datenbanken – Vergleichbare Messergebnisse als Basis für die effiziente Nutzung von geometrischen Daten.- Durchgängigkeit und Qualität der Digitalisierung in KMU.- Prozessorientierte Prüfplanung auf Basis des Systems der Geometrischen Produktspezifikation und -verifikation (ISO GPS) in KMU.- Kompetenzmanagementmodell zur proaktiven Qualifizierung der Belegschaft eines Nutzfahrzeug-OEMs im Kontext von Technologiesprüngen.- Ausbildungskonzept und Reifegradmodell für die ISO GPS-Integration in KMU.
£94.99
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Die Neuerfindung der Logistik: Wie sich die
Book SynopsisÜber Jahrhunderte hinweg war es Aufgabe der Logistik, Güter aller Art zu Lande, zu Wasser und in der Luft zu ihren Bestimmungsorten zu transportieren. Mit Beginn des 3. Jahrtausends erweitert sich der Kompetenzbereich der Logistikindustrie auf alle bewegten Objekte, ob materieller oder immaterieller Natur. Dabei wird es in Umkehrung der traditionellen Logik zunehmend sogar Absicht der Logistik sein, Transporte von Gütern und anderen materiellen Gegenständen zu vermeiden, um die Belastung für Mensch und Umwelt zu minimieren. Digitale Technologien, neue Antriebssysteme und innovative Geschäftsmodelle werden zu einer Logistik führen, die sich nicht als Bremse, sondern als Schaltzentrale für die umweltbewusste Steuerung der Versorgung der Bevölkerung mit Gütern, Rohstoffen, Energie und Informationen präsentiert.Die Beiträge dieses Buches analysieren anschaulich die anstehenden Veränderungen und loten zukunftsweisende Perspektiven für die Logistikindustrie aus.Table of ContentsDer Coronafaktor: Ein Virus als Initiator eines tiefgreifenden Umbruchs.- Der Klimafaktor: Erderwärmung als Treiber des ökologischen Umbaus der Wirtschaft.- Der Technikfaktor: Plattformen, Künstliche Intelligenz, Autonomie & Co. als Initialzündung einer Revolution in der Logistik.
£32.99
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Managing Contract Manufacturing Relationships: A
Book SynopsisContract manufacturing has become a cornerstone of global supply chains since the first wave of production outsourcing. Since then, brand-leading companies have focused their supply chains on the end consumer, while contract manufacturers have overtaken brand-leaders in various key areas. As a result, contract manufacturers are becoming strategic partners in the implementation of product designs, which requires dedicated relationship management to enable manufacturing coordination across company boundaries. This book addresses the relationship management of contract manufacturing relationships through the client's use of management practices. It adopts an eclectic transaction cost economics and relationship velocity perspective. To this end, applied management practices, relationship dynamics, and the targeted selection and adjustment of management practices are examined. The findings indicate the need for systematic alignment of client companies and contract manufacturers at commercial and social relationship levels. Furthermore, relationship dynamics require a regular assessment of the commercial and social fit. The findings contribute to the understanding of contract manufacturing relationships in literature and include recommendations for practical application.Table of ContentsIntroduction to contract manufacturing relationships.- Fundamentals of managing contract manufacturing relationships.- Research access to management of contract manufacturing relationships.- Empirical findings on the management of contract manufacturing relationships 92.- Findings on the management of contract manufacturing relationships.- Conclusion.
£71.24
Springer Gabler Referenzmodell zur Digitalisierung des
Book SynopsisGestaltung eines wirksamen digitalen Einkaufs.- Referenzmodell zur Digitalisierung des Einkaufs.- Management der Struktur und Governance im Referenzmodell.-Prozessuales Verständnis der Kernprozesse des strategischen Einkaufs.
£28.49
Springer Gabler Von Supply Chain Management zu Value Network
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£13.49
Springer Gabler Lieferantenkommunikation im Anlaufmanagement
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£53.99
Springer Gabler Netzwerkbasierte Programmplanung der zirkulären
Book SynopsisEinleitung.- Grundlagen für die zirkuläre Batterieproduktion in Europa.- Stand der Forschung zur netzwerkbasierten zirkulären Produktionsprogrammplanung.- Entwicklung eines Modells zur netzwerkbasierten zirkulären Produktionsprogrammplanung.- Fallstudie für die zirkuläre Batterieproduktion in Europa.- Kritische Würdigung und Ausblick.- Zusammenfassung.
£49.49
Springer Gabler Der industriell geprägte Mittelstand in digitalen
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£58.49
Springer Gabler Lebenszykluskostenbasierte Anreizsysteme für die
Book SynopsisEinleitung.- Grundlagen und aktueller Forschungsstand.- Konzeption eines LZK-basierten Anreizsystems.- Ableitung von Gestaltungsempfehlungen für die öB.- Zusammenfassung und Reflexion der Erkenntnisse.- Literaturverzeichnis.
£58.49
Springer Gabler Beschaffungsstrategie Additive Fertigung
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£56.99
Springer Gabler Risikoorientiertes LieferantenQualitätsmanagement
Book SynopsisEinleitung.- Organisation und Managementsysteme.- Lieferantenqualitätsmanagement in der Praxis.- Operatives Lieferantenqualitätsmanagement in der Umsetzung.- Prozessmodell des risikoorientierten Lieferantenqualitätsmanagement (SCQM).- Zusammenfassung und Ausblick.- Verzeichnisse und Literatur.
£58.49
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Logistik und Supply Chain Management
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£31.49
Gabler Best Practice in Einkauf und Logistik
Book SynopsisDer Bundesverband Materialwirtschaft, Einkauf und Logistik e.V. (BME) stellt Modelle vor, die signifikant zur Steigerung des Unternehmenserfolges geführt haben. Das Buch verschafft einen umfassenden Überblick über richtungweisende Strategien und zeigt so den State-of-the-Art auf.Trade ReviewPressestimmen zur 1. Auflage: "Das Buch liefert einen sehr guten Überblick über innovative Konzepte und Problemlösungen im Bereich Einkauf und Logistik. Es werden sowohl theoretische Probleme erörtert als auch Praxisanwendungen vorgestellt. Dadurch ist es gleichermaßen für Praktiker in Unternehmen wie für Theoretiker lesenswert." Controlling, 03/2005 "Das Buch verschafft einen umfassenden Überblick über richtungsweisende Strategien [...]." Beschaffung aktuell, 02/2004 "Hochkarätige Wirtschaftsvertreter lassen sich 'in die Karten schauen'." Logistik inside, 03/2004 "Das Werk zeigt Beispiele, wie sich das operative Geschäft schnell und dauerhaft profitabel machen lässt." Deutsche Verkehrszeitung, 24.02.2004 "Vor dem Hintergrund der vielen Insolvenzen unter Lieferanten, der unterschätzten Anforderungen durch Basel II und der Konjunkturschwankungen gibt das Buch einen Überblick über mögliche Strategien und praxistaugliche Modelle - lehrreich und ausführlich." CIO IT-Strategie für Manager, 03/2004Table of Contents1. Strategische Beschaffungsansätze: Integrationsprojekte; Risiko- und Compliance Management 2. E-Procurement: Auktionen; Aktuelle und geplante Nutzung von Systemen elektronischer Beschaffung 3. Public Procurement: Praktische Lösungen 4. Global Sourcing: Analyse weltweiter Beschaffungsmärkte; Know-how-Schutz deutscher Unternehmen in China 5. Logistik + Supply Chain Management (SCM): Messelogistik; Make or Buy logistischer Dienstleistungen 6. Supplier Relationship Management (SRM): Ziele und Erfolge zur Ausgestaltung von Lieferantenbeziehungen; Prozessbausteine für Einkäufer, Techniker und Lieferanten
£44.99
Gabler Global Sourcing: An Analysis of the Implications
Book SynopsisGerhard Trautmann explains the relationship between global sourcing strategy and organization design.Table of ContentsOrganizational design implications of global sourcing: A multiple case study analysis of the application of control mechanisms; Implementing global sourcing through purchasing portfolio management; Elaborating the information processing perspective in the global sourcing context
£44.99
Gabler Supply Management Research: Aktuelle Forschungsergebnisse 2010
Book SynopsisDas Buch ist der dritte Band der Buchreihe „Advanced Studies in Supply Management“, die jährlich die wissenschaftlichen Fortschritte in diesem Forschungsfeld darlegt. Die mittlerweile unbestritten sehr hohe Bedeutung der Bereiche Beschaffung, Einkauf, Materialwirtschaft, Logistik und Supply Chain Management spiegelt sich auch intensiv in den Forschungsanstrengungen wider. Die hochaktuelle deutschsprachige Publikation schließt eine Lücke.Table of ContentsAsymmetrische Informationsverteilung in Lieferanten-Abnehmer-Beziehungen Kritische Analyse der Eignung des Fuzzy-AHP zur Lieferantenauswahl Design of voluntary sustainability initiatives for supply chains Koordination von Zuliefernetzwerken Logistische Lieferantenentwicklung in der Automobilindustrie Der Einfluss der Beschaffungskomplexität auf den Logistikerfolg Logistikmanagement als Management von Kontraktlogistikbeziehungen Global Sourcing Footprint SMA--The Supply Market Analysis-Framework Unternehmensübergreifende Bestandsallokation Composite Solutions
£42.74
Deutscher Universitatsverlag Strategische Liefernetze: Evaluierung, Auswahl,
Book SynopsisDie Ausgangslage und Grundlagen der strategischen Liefernetze.- Evaluierung und Auswahl von strategischen Liefernetzen.- Kritische Knoten in strategischen Liefernetzen.- Gestaltungsempfehlungen für ein unterstützendes IT-System.- Zusammenfassung und Ausblick.
£49.49
Duncker & Humblot Digitalisierung Im Einkauf:
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£42.42
PHI Learning Materials Management: Procedures, Texts and Cases
Book SynopsisTo keep both students and managers abreast of the changes and emerging trends in the field of materials management, this edition has been revised and updated with the latest procedures and applications. A great amount of new material and new chapters have been incorporated to suit the particular need of the students pursuing management courses.
£20.24
Prentice-Hall of India Pvt.Ltd Business Process Outsourcing: A Supply Chain of
Book SynopsisComprehensive book on BPO management in India for MBA/PGDM students, BPO training schools, and executives. Covers strategic, tactical, operational aspects, business models, legal framework, service issues, performance evaluation, and HR management. Includes review questions and appendices.
£10.49
Springer, India, Private Ltd Materials Management: An Integrated Systems Approach
Book SynopsisThis book examines the problem of managing the flow of materials into, through, and out of a system in order to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of materials management. The subject is crucial for global competitive advantage, as materials constitute the largest single cost factor in manufacturing and service, and their effective management enhances value for money. In this context, inventory is a barometer of materials management effectiveness, along with wastage of materials.The book adopts a comprehensive, integrated systems approach and covers almost all aspects of materials, considering the specification, procurement, storage, handling, issue, use and accounting of materials to get the most out of every dollar invested. Combining conceptual clarity and quantitative rigor, it will be a highly useful guide for practicing managers, academics and researchers in this vital functional area.Table of ContentsChapter 1. Introduction to Integrated Systems Approach to Materials Management.- Chapter 2. Basic Concepts in Inventory Management.- Chapter 3. Selective Inventory Management.- Chapter 4. Static Inventory Models – Single Purchase Decisions.- Chapter 5. Dynamic Inventory Models: Aggregate Analysis.- Chapter 6. Deterministic Inventory Models.- Chapter 7. Dynamic Inventory Models with Quantity Discounts.- Chapter 8. Probabilistic Inventory Models.- Chapter 9. Just-In-Time, MRP and Lean Supply Chains.- Chapter 10. Inventory Management of Slow Moving Materials.- Chapter 11. Multi-Echelon Inventory Models.- Chapter 12. Material Specification, Codification and Standardization.- Chapter 13. Management of Material Waste.- Chapter 14. Storage & Warehousing.- Chapter 15. Purchasing: Policies and Processes.- Chapter 16. Incoming Material’s Quality Assurance.- Chapter 17. Make or Buy Decisions: Outsourcing Strategy.- Chapter 18. Source Selection, Performance Rating and Development.- Chapter 19. Value Analysis for Material Cost Reduction.- Chapter 20. Systems Approach and Supply Chain Management.- Chapter 21. Evaluation of Materials Management Effectiveness.
£34.99
Excel Books A Guide to Public Buying
Book SynopsisThe book "Public Buying" by M.K. Bhardwaj details government purchasing policies, legal aspects, and encourages small-scale industries' participation. It covers World Bank funded purchases, government procedures, and the role of technology in purchasing operations. The author is a prominent figure in materials management and procurement.
£10.00
Excel Books Materials Management
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£9.78
Akademica Publishing Intelligent Goods in Transport Systems
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£46.75
Copenhagen Business School Press Supply Chain Management: European Perspectives
Book SynopsisThe popularity of Supply Chain Management in theory and practice is still increasing. This book provides a unique overview of current research trends and practices in the field from European scholars.
£23.40
Copenhagen Business School Press Managing Global Offshoring Strategies: A Case
Book SynopsisThe book targets bachelor, master and MBA students taking courses on global strategy. It can be used in conjunction with a set of readings and articles on global strategy issues.
£18.00
Copenhagen Business School Press Managing Supply Chains: Challenges &
Book SynopsisThe book is aimed at scholars and senior students interested in the SCM field as well as at the committed practitioner.
£23.40
Copenhagen Business School Press Northern Lights in Logistics & Supply Chain
Book SynopsisSixteen chapters that in their own way colours the Nordic rainbow of research within Logistics and Supply Chain Management.
£22.50
Copenhagen Business School Press Managing the Global Supply Chain
Book SynopsisAs globalisation and internationalisation efforts intensify, companies are faced with even greater challenges to manage the supply chain of their products and services, including political, environmental, economic, social, and technological uncertainties. Having knowledge and understanding of Supply Chain Management (SCM) can aid companies to increase competitiveness within their global supply chain network. This book offers a wide range of theories and constructs that are at the core of SCM, such as inter-organisational relationships, information systems, distribution, production, innovation, procurement, sustainability, service, measurement systems, strategy, planning, and more. There are illustrative cases to portray how companies deal with particular supply chain management issues.
£51.00
WHO Regional Office for the Western Pacific Practical Guidelines on Pharmaceutical
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£12.91
Amsterdam University Press Supply Chain Management in the 21st Century: with
Book SynopsisEconomies are increasingly dependent on supply chains, which have grown enormously in the 21st century. The textbook Supply Chain Management in the 21st Century prepares students in business and management sciences for this new reality. It is primarily written for undergraduate students, but is also suitable for MBA courses. The book is also a welcome addition to the curricula of technical courses in the field of industrial design and production technology. Supply Chain Management in the 21st Century strives for a combination of theoretical insights and models, on the one hand, and practical applications on the other. The examples and the institutional framework discussed in the book are mostly from the European Union. Where other textbooks are mostly descriptive and qualitative, or quantitative with a focus on mathematical modelling, this book fills a gap by taking an intermediate position between these two approaches. There is an Instructor's Manual available with the book, and the Excel figures are available in Excel. If you are a tutor, contact marketing@aup.nl to request them. Click here to download the Index of the book. Erratum to the book.
£35.14
World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd Digital Transformation of the Supply Chain: A
Book SynopsisThis book unravels the complexities of supply chain process transformation by explaining step-by-step, in simple terms, the requirements for success from the basics to the implementation of this complicated task. The book provides insights into how to lead the transformation project and how to manage the change internally and externally. The authors' hands-on experience in the field via applied research is clearly illustrated in the case studies, which provide the reader with practical examples of the challenges and benefits of implementing a supply chain transformation project. This is a must-have book for all supply chain and operations professionals.Table of ContentsIntroduction to Digital Transformation for Supply Chains; Key Supply Chain Processes Relevant for Digital Transformation; Supply Chain Process Transformation Methodology; Managing and Leading Supply Chain Transformation Project; Case Studies;
£33.25
World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd Cyber Security And Supply Chain Management:
Book SynopsisWhat are the cyber vulnerabilities in supply chain management? How can firms manage cyber risk and cyber security challenges in procurement, manufacturing, and logistics?Today it is clear that supply chain is often the core area of a firm's cyber security vulnerability, and its first line of defense. This book brings together several experts from both industry and academia to shine light on this problem, and advocate solutions for firms operating in this new technological landscape.Specific topics addressed in this book include: defining the world of cyber space, understanding the connection between supply chain management and cyber security, the implications of cyber security and supply chain risk management, the 'human factor' in supply chain cyber security, the executive view of cyber security, cyber security considerations in procurement, logistics, and manufacturing among other areas.
£72.00
World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd Global Supply Chains In A Glocal World: The
Book SynopsisGrowing global trade flows and integration has led to continuous and accelerating changes to our global supply chains over the past decades. Recent macroeconomic events, new technological developments, and most notably Covid-19, are envisioned to push global supply chains in further transforming and adapting. How will companies look into issues of resilience, security, and digitalisation in their supply chains and operations?Global Supply Chains in a Glocal World aims to answer these mission-critical questions via a series of articles contributed by academics and senior management covering different industry sectors such as healthcare, food, e-commerce, textiles, mobility, and FMCG, as well as geographical, risk management, and technological perspectives. Proffering varied views of what has happened during the Covid years and what it means for the future, this book provides academics and practitioners a valuable resource when they navigate their next steps in an increasingly turbulent world.
£99.00
World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd Essential Skills And Competencies For Supply
Book SynopsisThis book is the first of its kind in attempting to identify the skills and competencies required of supply chain leaders in Asia. In 2020, McKinsey reported that they believe leaders should not just fix their supply chains temporarily, but to transform them. Reimagining supply chains to avoid past traps and meet future needs will require a comprehensive approach in reskilling supply chain professionals to build new competencies for new norms.This book showcases the results of quantitative and qualitative research, including surveys and interviews with supply chain managers across Asia, highlighting the essential skills and competencies required to be a successful supply chain manager. A framework to plan and manage supply chain talents and strategies for recruiting and retaining supply chain talents are also included.The contributors of this book include Janya Chanchaichujit, Nguyen Thi Hong Hanh (Victoria), Sumit Mitra, Sherman Ong and Juliater Simarmata.
£33.25
World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd Supply Chain 5.0: The Next Generation Of Business
Book Synopsis'Supply Chain 5.0: The Next Generation of Business Success through Customer Centricity, Sustainability & Human Rights and Digitalization' unveils a transformative era in supply chain management, presenting a groundbreaking business model that integrates three pivotal elements: Customer Centricity, Sustainability & Human Rights, and the interplay of Advanced Digitalization. This insightful book guides businesses through the evolving landscape, showcasing how they can synchronize these elements to revolutionize their operations and unlock unparalleled value, ensuring future success. As consumer expectations shift and the world demands responsible practices, embracing the new generation of Supply Chain isn't just an option — it's the only way for organizations to thrive and shape a profitable and sustainable future.
£52.25
World Scientific Publishing Company Digitization In Supply Chain Management Trends
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£85.50
Springer Verlag, Singapore Sustainable Luxury: Cases on Circular Economy and Entrepreneurship
Book SynopsisThis book highlights ten cases of entrepreneurship that – in the context of circular economy – have redefined the paradigm of luxury and the notion of exclusivity that it requires. It shows how, by using technology and a new consumption model, the ten companies have created novel business models for luxury, and more intelligent forms of use better-suited to modern times.Table of Contents
£62.99
Springer Verlag, Singapore Consumer Behaviour and Sustainable Fashion
Book SynopsisThis book analyses the importance of consumer behaviour in sustainable fashion and consumption. Consumer behaviour plays a major role in sustainability, and when it comes to textile products, a number of studies have shown that for certain product categories, consumer behaviour during use and disposal stages influences the entire life cycle impacts of the product more than the raw material and manufacturing stages. However green the production, the overall sustainability of a product depends on the consumers who use and dispose of it.Table of ContentsSustainable Fashion Sportswear Consumption”- Elaine FUNG, Rong LIU*, Institute of Textiles and Clothing, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University.Analysing the Consumer Behavior Regarding Sustainable Fashion Using Theory of Planned Behavior. Dr. Canan SARICAM1, Dr. Nazan OKUR1, 1Istanbul Technical University, Faculty of Textile Technologies and Design , Department of Textile Engineering, Inonu Cad. No:65 34437 Gumussuyu Beyoglu ISTANBULThe Impact of Knowledge on Consumer Behaviour Towards Sustainable Apparel Consumption. Dr. Canan SARICAM1, Dr. Nazan OKUR1, 1Istanbul Technical University, Faculty of Textile Technologies and Design , Department of Textile Engineering, Inonu Cad. No:65 34437 Gumussuyu Beyoglu ISTANBUL.
£46.74
Springer Verlag, Singapore Unravelling Supply Chain Networks of Fisheries in
Book SynopsisThis book on the fisheries sector in India, through primary surveys as well as secondary literature, brings out various nuances of the sector and its trade opportunities, the complexities surrounding the supply chain of fish, as well as the evolution of its marketing channels. A distinctive feature of this book is that it carries out a comprehensive mapping of the fisheries supply chain, by taking into account both marine and freshwater fish. It identifies various players, especially traders who take part in the product flow, irrespective of the impact each of them has on the value provided to the end customer. While members of the supply chain include all individuals or organisations between whom interaction takes place, directly or indirectly from the point of production to consumption, this study also distinguishes between primary and peripheral members to make a complex network more manageable. Moreover, the book provides a comprehensive analysis of the emerging marketing channels- both organised and unorganised- in this highly perishable food segment. It provides important insights into the current scenario, focusing on the emergence of newer forms of marketing such as multinationals and e-retailing, while highlighting how traditional forms such as ‘mom-and-pop’ shops have continued to sustain, despite the challenges they face. The findings from India are also compared to global experiences of other fish producing and exporting countries such as Bangladesh, Indonesia, and Thailand to offer a comparison of the differences and similarities in the supply chains of various countries. The book provides important takeaways for researchers and PhD scholars working in the area of fisheries as well as supply chains. Since this book is based on field visits to different parts of the country it brings out the ground realities along with interesting insights and important policy implications for the sector, and should, therefore, appeal to policymakers as well.Table of ContentsIntroduction.- A Brief Review of Literature- International and Indian.- Fisheries Sector in India - An Overview.- International Trade in Fisheries: India and its Global Partners.- Study Area and Methodology.
£49.49
Springer Verlag, Singapore Operations Management in the Era of Fast Fashion:
Book SynopsisThis book reports the latest business practices, operations models, technologies and circular supply chain structure of the fast fashion companies and provides many important managerial insights on the sustainable operations management in the fast fashion era. Sustainability is a timely topic in both the academia and the business world. In the fast fashion era, there are considerable criticisms about its environmental pollution generated in the manufacturing and post-consumption processes. Over the past decades, many fast fashion companies, such as H&M, Zara, and Uniqlo, have implemented different sustainable programs to mitigate the negative impacts to the environment. Nowadays, the industry is moving one step further by addressing zero landfill through 3Rs principle (i.e., reducing, reusing and recycling), and pursuit of the circular supply chains. This book aims to reveal the exploratory, qualitative empirical and quantitative analytical studies on how to achieve the goal of being environmentally sustainable in the fast fashion era.Table of ContentsPart I Introduction and Exploratory Studies.- 1 Sustainable Operations Management in Fast Fashion Era: An Introduction (Hau-Ling Chan, Shuyun Ren and Na Liu).- 2 Sustainability in Fast Fashion Era: The Jan ‘N June Case (Daniela Candeloro).- 3 Sustainable Practices in Fast Fashion (Na Liu and Fengling Xie).- Part II Intelligent Fast Fashion Demand Forecasting.- 4 Fast Fashion Demand Forecasting Models: A Comparative Study (Yu Xiong and Lei Lin).- 5 Impact of Search Index on Fashion Demand Forecasting- Panel Data Based Analysis (Zhicheng He, Xiong Yu and Shuyun Ren).- Part III Theoretical Modelling Research, Reviews, and Research Agenda.- 6 Optimal Pricing, Green Advertising Effort and Advanced Technology Investment in Sustainable Fashion Supply Chain Management (Hau-Ling Chan, Shun-Mun Wong and Ka-Man Sum).- 7 The Multi-Methodological Approach for Sustainable Operations Management in Fashion (Tsan-Ming Choi).- 8 Overview and Research Agenda for Sustainable Operations Management in Fast Fashion Era (Hau-Ling Chan, Shuyun Ren and Na Liu).
£104.49
Springer Verlag, Singapore Supply Chain Risk and Innovation Management in
Book SynopsisThis book focuses on latest cutting-edge research to address the interaction between risk and innovation management in supply chains. It is predicted that future operations and supply chain management will be more digital. The collection aims on investigating how digital technologies have helped or can help organisations and supply chains being more resilient. The work is a compilation of selected papers from the 2021 International Conference on Operations and Supply Chain Management: Supply Chain Risk & Innovation Management In “The Next Normal” (ICOSCM 2021). The contents make valuable contributions to academic researchers, practitioners in the industry, and policy makers of respective authorities. Those who lack digital capabilities will find the collection useful in improving their capabilities.Table of ContentsSustainable Transformative Innovation in Response to Covid-19 And Beyond.- Sporting Resilience During Covid-19: The Value Co-Creation Process on Sport Live-Streaming Platforms.- Is balanced working capital a good strategy for supply chain financial collaboration.
£125.99
Springer Verlag, Singapore The General Model of Working Capital Management
Book SynopsisThis book integrates Working Capital Management, Trade Credit, and Supply-Chain Finance in a comprehensive framework, illustrated by dozens of case studies, including a leading case which explains how improved working capital practices have led to over U$1 billion in savings for a large company. The General Model of Working Capital Management consolidates the aspects of these subjects spread across different disciplines, such as finance, accounting, operations, marketing, and more. It includes enough material to make the book accessible to a broad audience, from introductory undergraduate courses to business executives. Offering managerial lessons to optimize companies’ cash flow, case studies run the whole gamut, from the small business owner who cried in an executive class when realizing how bad working capital management almost destroyed his business to the significance of Amazon's and Tesco's negative cash conversion cycle for their expansion. Formal models include the relationship between market power and value extraction through changes in payment terms for consumers and suppliers, in-kind finance, and trade credit with asymmetric competing retailers. The book also explores how just-in-time strategies developed under capital constraints to limit working capital investments; they are more than the search for production efficiency. Finally, the chapter about the greening of supply chains describes how companies that can extract resources from their supply chain or act as trade credit lenders have a crucial role in mitigating climate change.Table of ContentsChapter 1: Introduction.- Chapter 2: Why the general model of working capital management? The U$1 billion question.- Chapter 3: The General dynamic model of trade credit.- Chapter 4: Market power and working capital optimization.- Chapter 5: The archetypes: from mature, single-product companies to cash-constrained organizations.- Chapter 6: The managerial decisions.- Chapter 7: Building a comprehensive working capital strategy.- Chapter 8: Building Managerial cash-flow statements for budgeting working capital investments.- Chapter 9: Greening supply chains and the role of working capital management.- Chapter 10: Formal Models on Trade credit.
£56.99
Springer Verlag, Singapore Lean Management for Small and Medium Sized
Book SynopsisThis book provides a step-by-step guide to implementing lean at SMEs using an approach that has been tested and fine-tuned at over a hundred organizations across India, South East Asia and the Middle East. The book approaches Lean through an implementation project cycle flow and enables the reader to understand the imperative for Lean, how to diagnose current operations, how to plan and deploy Lean and shows a path for long-term sustenance. Diverse situations such as meeting the demand fluctuations, designing a facility, or improving profit margin etc. are included in the case studies from multiple sectors, to ensure that every reader finds a situation similar to their organizational situation. While the publicly available literature on lean offers a large collection of tools and techniques, given each organization’s unique context, the choice of the right sequence of tools differ. The book offers guidelines in terms of which solutions work in which context, backed by real-cases, which is a big help to the resource constrained SMEs. This book is an equally good resource for the organizations that have already implemented lean, as it provides realistic pointers about sustaining, tackling supply chain uncertainties and going beyond Lean by integrating emerging technologies and management principles. It is an excellent resource for students and researchers studying this area and also for corporates, professionals and industry watchers.Table of Contents MODULE I: INTRODUCTION 1. History of Lean Management - Origination of Toyota Production System - Adaptation by the Western world - The competitive imperative and compelling value proposition - Cross-linkage of chapters, cases and sectors 2. Lean Management Principles - 14 principles of lean management - Customer focus - Understanding value and waste - Muda, Muri and Mura - Culture of a lean enterprise - Key Metrics MODULE II: SMEs and Lean Management 3. Overview of Small and Medium Enterprises - Definition and economic role - Challenges and constraints, Ownership and Management styles - Barriers and Enablers to Lean implementation - Targeted Lean Interventions – NCMP Lean Cluster scheme in India, Similar programs in other countries 4. Generic Framework for Lean implementation - The five stage Lean implementation framework ( Assessment, Create Flow, Enable and Support Flow, Standardize and Sustain) - Approaches to implementation · Problem Solving · The Focused Improvement Workshop · Advisory & Hand holding - Pros & Cons – what works best when MODULE III: IMPLEMENTATION 5. Commencing the Lean Journey - Diagnosis - Understanding management goals and objectives - Core Team formation – getting the buy-in - Gemba walk and identification of sources of value - Measuring the current state using tools & templates such as VSM, MFD, OEE etc. - Measuring Key metrics; Industry-specific key attributes 6. Designing the Lean Intervention & Developing Project Plan - Create a Lean Roadmap for the enterprise - Prioritizing projects – The importance of quick wins - Set-up project management organization – Lean Champions, Pillar Heads 7. Implementation - Team formation & taking ownership - Kick starting through Focused Improvement Workshops / Events - Create Flow – Core concepts such as One piece flow, process and layout design - Enable Flow – Lean tools including Cycle time reduction, line balancing, Pull systems (kanban) etc - Support Flow through SMED, Problem Solving, Jidoka etc - Validating results and updating standards - Feedback from implementation to back to plan MODULE IV: MONITORING & SUSTENANCE 8. Post-implementation Monitoring - Causes and prevention of slip-back - Post-implementation reporting - Standardizing processes through tools such as 5S, Poka-Yoke, AM, & PM etc. - Tools & Templates 9. Sustaining Lean - Why Lean journeys often fail to sustain - Building Continual Improvement culture through kaizen - Periodic Lean Assessments - Beyond Operations - Expanding lean to the rest of the organization - Commitment of senior management - Tools & Templates MODULE V: ACHIEVING LEAN EXCELLENCE 10. Turbo charging lean - Six Sigma - Industry 4.0, - Theory of Constraints - Sustainability 11. Leveraging Lean to tackle uncertainty - Increasing occurrence and intensity of supply chain disruptions - Supply Chain Risk Management - Extending lean to supply chain - Lean and flexibility - Extending lean principles to achieve supply chain resilience Appendix – Detailed Case Studies i. Animal Feed (process industry) – Company turnaround through Lean intervention ii. White Goods - Commercial refrigerator manufacturer – Classic Lean journey Tactical to Strategic; implement in existing plant to designing a new plant) iii. Restaurant (Service operations) – customer delight through service and a template to growth iv. Electronic products (High-speed discrete manufacturing) – reducing costs and building in flexibility v. Plastic toys – Lead Design for a new product and facility vi. Bulk Drugs (Pharmaceuticals) – applying problem-solving techniques for targeted improvements VIII. Agricultural Seed Processing – Lean approach for a highly seasonal industry
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World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd Topics In Lean Supply Chain Management
Book SynopsisNew Edition: Topics in Lean Supply Chain Management (2nd Edition)This uniquely designed textbook is structured to support educators in teaching the lean supply chain principles, concepts, and ideas used by industry and researched by scholars. It examines a wide range of current topical subjects in a structured format to help educators impart the value of combining lean management with supply chain management.It focuses on many of the newest and most exciting areas of change in lean and supply chain management. In addition to basic content on the principles of lean and supply chain management, this book converts recent journal research into an easy-to-understand textbook material. While this textbook is suitable as a topical course for operations or supply chain management undergraduate students, it is self-contained and also suitable for graduate students who have had no prerequisite knowledge in operations or production management. remove The Instructor's Manual, Test Bank (can be used in Blackboard courses) and the PowerPoint presentations of the text materials are available free of charge for all instructors who adopt this book as a course text. Please send your request to sales@wspc.com.Table of ContentsPrinciples of Lean Management; Principles of Supply Chain Management; Lean and Supply Chain Nexus; Role of Leadership in Lean Value Stream Supply Chain Management; Strategic Customer Focus in Lean Supply Chain Design; Aligning Lean Supply Chain Strategy, Tactics and Operational Plans; Ethics Concepts in Lean Supply Chain Trust Building; Lean Alliances in Supply Chain Management; Globalization and Cultural Impacts in Lean Supply Chains; Integrating Wireless Technology and Networks in Lean Supply Chains; Integrating Information Systems in Lean Supply Chains; Lean Supply Chains in New Product Development; E-commerce Operations and Lean Supply Chains; Achieving World-Class Lean Supply Chains; Outsourcing of Lean Supply Chain Functions.
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World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd Managing Supply Chain Operations
Book Synopsis'This book is suitable for courses at the MBA core level, PGDIBO students who are pursuing International Business at PG level, MS in supply chain management level, upper undergraduate level, and also suitable for executive education. The book is very constructive for managers involved in creating, optimizing or redesigning a supply chain. Readers after reading would unquestionably have say to, the supply chain decision-making process and build academic orientation in logistics.'Global Journal of Enterprise Information SystemThis book, developed in collaboration with the Rutgers Center for Supply Chain Management and based upon research projects conducted with over 100 participating corporations, combines theory and practice in presenting the concepts necessary for strategic implementation of supply chain management techniques in a global environment. Coauthored by top teaching and research faculty and a senior industry executive, this academic/industry partnership ensures the relevance of the text in terms of both practical application and academic rigor.This book introduces students to the key drivers of supply chain performance, including demand forecasting, sales and operations planning, inventory control, capacity analysis, transportation models, supply chain integration, and project management and risk analysis. It is enhanced by real-life examples and case studies as well as strategies from best practices and a focus on social and economic impact. The content reaches beyond a traditional operations management text and draws on the extensive experience of the authors conducting industry projects through the Rutgers Center for Supply Chain Management. The input of senior business executives has been an invaluable asset in presenting a balanced knowledge of both quantitative models and qualitative insights.This book is suitable for courses at the MBA core level, MS in supply chain management level, upper undergraduate level, and also suitable for executive education.Table of ContentsIntroduction; Forecasting and Demand Management; Sales and Operations Planning; Inventory Management; Supply Chain Network Designs; Project Scheduling and Management; Supply Chain Integration;
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World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd Cross-functional Inventory Research
Book Synopsis'Joe Thomas is a true renaissance academic who has integrated research, teaching, practice and leadership. He's advised numerous companies through board positions and consulting engagements. His research has identified and focused on real issues in operations management, like overcoming the dark side of worker flexibility and other aspects of the human component of operations. And he has then incorporated research findings into his teaching, including cases on issues like global operations that we can all benefit from. Joe is so admired by his colleagues that they chose him to lead the Johnson School as Dean. Joe is a model and an inspiration for all of us. This book, with its emphasis on cross-functional approaches to inventory management, is an excellent way to honor Joe on his retirement.'Marshall L FisherUniversity of Pennsylvania'Joe Thomas is one of the Grand Masters in our field of operations management. I will always remember him fondly as someone who has accomplished so much, with such a high status in our profession, and yet at the same time, a humble, warm and gentle scholar. In my early student days, I read of Joe's work in multi-echelon inventory systems. He has made deep contributions in manufacturing and distribution network designs and operations management, before the term 'supply chain management' became popular. He is also one of the early scholars in operations management who recognized and promoted the importance of looking at manufacturing and operations as a strategy for a firm. I have learned a great deal from both his writings and from interactions with him face to face. Of course, Joe has also been serving our community as an editor and through professional society leadership. I had first-hand experience from his editorship directly, since he processed some of the papers that I published. That experience also taught me how to have high standards, be encouraging, and be generous in giving advice and inputs in the editorial process. As a junior researcher at the time, such editorial support was both helpful and served as a great model. As a senior colleague, Joe has always treated me as a friend, making me feel comfortable and easy to exchange with him. Over the years, many of our colleagues have benefited tremendously from his mentorship and support. While he is a very serious researcher and holds very high standards in his work, Joe's personality radiates warmth and energy to those around him. And then he adds humor at the right time. I will never forget when Joe led all of us at a conference honoring the retirement of El Buffa to sing a song with lyrics that he composed himself, titled 'Just-in-Time.' The lyrics contained lessons in a very funny way. Joe is a pioneer in research (as well as in teaching and practice) that connected inventory management to other business functions such as human resources, marketing, finance and accounting. Thus, with its emphasis on cross-functional inventory research, this book is an excellent way to honor him on his retirement. It is a privilege for us to recognize and celebrate with him all he has done for our profession!'Hau L LeeStanford UniversityCross-Functional Inventory Research details path-breaking analytical, empirical and behavioral operations management research that interfaces inventory with the business functions of human resources, finance, accounting, information technology, and globalization.For about fifty years, inventory research was conducted with a silo mentality with assumptions of exogenous pricing, price-independent demand distribution, rational human decision making, and lack of information sharing. Over the past few years, there is increased realization that this kind of analysis and thinking will not be useful for the modern business world. This has motivated inventory researchers to reach across different business functional areas such as finance, marketing, human capital and information technology and identify research questions that are more appropriate for the modern, complex, data-driven business environments. Cross-Functional Inventory Research contains path-breaking research developments in cross-functional inventory research. The methodologies applied to answer these research questions cover the complete gamut of empirical, analytical, and behavioral approaches.
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World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd Building A Responsive And Flexible Supply Chain
Book SynopsisThis book identifies accounting-based management control system practices for managing integrated and flexible supply chains and increasing customer satisfaction. It further explores how a company can enhance its supply chain integration. The book considers the effects of allocating supply chain's joint profit and incentive alignment as managerial instruments to facilitate integration and cooperation among partners. Furthermore, the book examines how to flexibly manage integrated supply chains from the perspectives of the product/service lifecycle, partner switching, and strategic flexibility. It also examines the use of management accounting systems to improve customer satisfaction in supply chains. Management accounting practices examined in the book involve balanced scorecard, switching cost, target costing, value-based pricing, target-pricing, and quality costing.The book also investigates the different types of supply chains: fabless supply chains, an inter-firm network comprising of parts suppliers and assemblers, non-profit supply chains.
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