{"product_id":"supply-chain-strategies-9781032493329","title":"Supply Chain Strategies","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSupply Chain Strategies\u003c\/em\u003e demonstrates how organizations must take strategic decisions in order to manage their supply chains to sustain competitiveness in the global economy. Whereas many textbooks on supply chain management focus on purchasing and operations, this new edition of Tony Hines' text focuses upon the direction-setting and efficient resource-allocation that organizations need to provide in order to satisfy their customers. Overcoming tensions between political, economic, technological, ethical and environmental considerations is shown to be vital to develop effective strategies for managing the supply chain. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe third edition of Tony Hines' successful textbook integrates thoroughly updated international cases to demonstrate how strategic thinking and SCM play out in the real world, and contains a host of useful pedagogy to reinforce learning, including learning outcomes for each chapter, discussion questions and a handy glossary. New to this edition\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1 Environmental context for supply chain strategies\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2 Supply chain risk – 7Vs \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e3 Strategic concepts and the customer-focused market-driven supply chain \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e4 The emergence of supply chain management and supply chain strategy as a critical success factor for organizations \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e5 Demand-driven customer-focused supply chain strategies \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e6 Supplier sourcing, procurement and evaluation \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e7 Supply chain structures and relationships \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e8 Supply chain technology \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e9 Strategic supply chain cost, value and measurement \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e10 Service levels, synchronization of business processes and inventories \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e11 Supply chain profitability, quality and world-class organizations\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e12 Logistics and fulfilment strategies \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e13 Supply chain futures \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e14 The big transition: realigning global supply chains \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51019087348055,"sku":"9781032493329","price":54.14,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781032493329.jpg?v=1750779259","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/supply-chain-strategies-9781032493329","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}