Handbook of Supply Chain Management, Second Edition

Abstract

Supply chain management (SCM) disciplines have produced a flood of new concepts, methods, and tools. if applied wisely, they will improve results. A resource that weeds out and consolidates this new information will lower the business risk of implementing change. Interpreting models and viewpoints from many fields into a supply chain context, Handbook of Supply Chain Management, Second Edition recommends a plan for acting on these insights, reducing confusion and making the work of supply chain managers both faster and more on target with the needs of their companies. This volume introduces or emphasizes the supply chain management topics that have grown in visibility or prominence since the publication of the first edition. These include: drivers of supply chain change. project management approaches for executing supply chain change. globalization and supply chains. the importance of spheres (businesses within a business) in designing supply chains. the contribution of backbone/enabling processes within an organization. and the "lean" and six sigma movements and their implications for SCM.