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Blanchard, David, 1958-

Supply chain management best practices / David Blanchard. - Third edition. - 1 online resource (xx, 289 pages)

Revised edition of the author's Supply chain management, �2010.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Front Matter -- Introduction to Supply Chain Management. If Supply Chain Is the Answer, Then What's the Question? -- Anatomy of a Supply Chain -- Supply Chain Metrics -- Traditional Core Processes of Supply Chain Management. Planning and Forecasting -- Procurement -- Manufacturing -- Transportation -- Distribution and Warehousing -- Globalization -- Customer Service -- Supply Chain Strategies. 3PLs -- Risk Management -- Supply Chain Technology -- Corporate Social Responsibility -- The Financial Supply Chain -- The Supply Chain Profession -- About the Author -- Index

"Supply chain management is a topic of great interest in businesses today with new technology and environmental issues, along with the need to reduce costs. Add to this the fact that supply chain professionals have been entrusted with managing nearly $1 trillion worth of logistics costs every year, representing close to 8.5% of the total U.S. gross domestic product and a clearer picture emerges of what is at stake and what can be gained by running a best-in-class supply chain"--

ISBN: 9781119738275 111973827X 9781119738190 1119738199 9781119738213 1119738210

Standard No.: 10.1002/9781119738275 doi 9781119738237

LCCN: 2021010996

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Business logistics.
Logistique (Organisation)
Business logistics

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic Books.

LC Class. No.: HD38.5 / .B53 2021

Dewey Class. No.: 658.5