Description
| Product ID: | 9781138471016 |
| Product Form: | Hardback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | Supply Chain Strategies |
| Subtitle: | Demand Driven and Customer Focused |
| Authors: | Author: Tony Hines |
| Page Count: | 376 |
| Subjects: | Economics, Economics, Business strategy, Quality Assurance (QA) and Total Quality Management (TQM), Production and quality control management, Purchasing and supply management, Business strategy, Quality Assurance (QA) & Total Quality Management (TQM), Production & quality control management, Purchasing & supply management |
| Description: | Using integrated case studies to show how strategic thinking and supply chain management play out in the real world, this title demonstrates how organizations must take strategic decisions in order to manage their supply chains to sustain competitiveness in the global economy. Supply Chain Strategies 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 ensure a sensible strategy for managing the supply chain. This impressive text makes the most of integrated case studies to show how strategic thinking and supply chain management play out in the real world. As such, the book is ideal for courses on supply chain management - especially those which require a strategic element. |
| Imprint Name: | Routledge |
| Publisher Name: | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2018-06-28 |
