Principles of Supply Chain Management: A Balanced Approach, 6th Edition

Principles of Supply Chain Management: A Balanced Approach, 6th Edition Description

Wisner/Tan/PRINCIPLES Leong’s OF SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT: A BALANCED APPROACH, 6E will teach you how to efficiently manage all supply chain activities. This unique text examines supply management from the angles of operations, logistics, process integration, and purchasing. In contrast to other publications that focus on just one topic, this one takes a balanced approach. Recent occurrences are highlighted with updates and fresh citations, including supply chain difficulties during the global pandemic.

This issue explores how supply chain management affects all departments and business activities by following the natural flow of trading partners along the supply chain. As chapters that are well-organized show the practical applications of supply chain management in today’s workplace, you learn how to address issues that actually exist in both domestic and international supply chains.

Here’s what you will learn in this course:

Part 1: SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT: AN OVERVIEW.

1. Introduction to Supply Chain Management.

Part 2: SUPPLY ISSUES IN SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT.

2. Purchasing Management.
3. Creating and Managing Supplier Relationships.
4. Ethical and Sustainable Sourcing.

Part 3: OPERATIONS ISSUES IN SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT.

5. Demand Forecasting.
6. Resource Planning Systems.
7. Inventory Management.
8. Process Management–Lean and Six Sigma in the Supply Chain.

Part 4: DISTRIBUTION ISSUES IN SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT.

9. Domestic U.S. and Global Logistics.
10. Customer Relationship Management.
11. Global Location Decisions.
12. Service Response Logistics.

Part 5: INTEGRATION ISSUES IN SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT.

13. Supply Chain Process Integration.
14. Performance Measurement Along the Supply Chain.