Supply Chain Management

_x005F_x000D_ This new edition of Air Cargo Management builds on the success of the previous edition, focussing on the role of air freight in the global supply chain, updates include:_x005F_x000D_ _x005F_x000D_ _x005F_x000D_ The role of E-Commerce and its changing influence on the industry; _x005F_x..

In the pre-globalisation period, automakers wielded absolute power over their significantly smaller suppliers. This book reveals the upending of this relationship, with the gradual shift in the balance of power from automakers to their suppliers._x005F_x000D_ It examines how suppliers in the global ..

Readers will find the tools they need to reduce costs, increase customers, and increase profit. This book provides an introduction to the fundamental concepts in managing the flow of materials both inside an individual organization and throughout the supply chain. Topics include performance measures..

Cargo crime—including theft, fraud, and the passage of contraband through commercial shipping lanes—poses an enormous threat to security and the economy. This volume reviews emerging trends, identifies criminal tactics, discusses law enforcement response to cargo theft, and presents best practices t..

Based on a theoretical framework of the global distribution of value chains, this book investigates China’s evolving role in global value chains (GVCs) at the macro, meso and micro level. This book is a useful reference for those who are interested in acquiring insights into the development of China..

An expert on global supply chain management, Tom Cook is the recipient of numerous accolades, including an International Partnership Award bestowed by President Bill Clinton. In this book, Cook provides a blueprint for executing a compliant and cost-effective global trade program. Covering best prac..

With its emphasis on the commercial aspects of contracting, this book represents an eminently practical guide to this complex subject for purchaser and contractor alike...

Raymond Louis demonstrates how to develop and implement a successful kanban system by selecting appropriate kanban techniques based on the environmental factors and needs of specific organizations. The book fully explains each technique, including a description of the environment and type of company..

In the 21st Century business environment, where extended organizations rely on suppliers, outsourced partners and alliances, the supply chain IS the business. Now, in the follow-up to his hugely successful Strategic Supply Chain Alignment, called Dynamic Supply Chain Alignment, John Gattorna explore..

This second edition of a bestseller, explains enterprise resource planning (ERP) from the perspective of the business manager. It furnishes a detailed roadmap with real-life examples for successful selection, implementation, and utilization of ERP. It covers updated concepts like supplier and custom..

Richard France explores four strategic areas of expertise required of a buyer in today's environment: Financial analysis of suppliers - this includes understanding the financial aspects of a buyer's own organisation as well as analysing key suppliers and how to use information to gain a negotiati..

Food Supply Chain Management: Economic, Social and Environmental Perspectives is very different from parts supply chain management, as can be seen from the increasing health, safety and environmental concerns that are increasingly garnering the public’s attention about different food supply chain pr..