This is the first book to present comprehensive strategies and techniques that enable organizations to take charge of their Enterprise Resource Planning projects to drive success. The author describes how to become less dependent on outside consultants, significantly reduce implementation and support costs, mitigate project risks, and design business solutions that work for your company. Th…
This detailed resource provides a stage by stage production methodology within the life cycle of a product to ensure environmental compliance and economic goals. After covering basic concepts and background, Green Supply Chain Management: Product Life Cycle Approach discusses green engineering technologies, green value chain management, and green information management systems. The book deli…
The Fourth Edition of Supply Chain Logistics Management presents Logistics in the context of integration within a firm's Supply Chain Strategy and Operations. The framework of Supply Chain Management is initially presented thereby creating a foundation for in depth study of the five logistics operational components in Part Two. Challenges and strategies related to design and operational integra…
Russell and Taylor's Operations and Supply Chain Management, 8th Edition is designed to teach students how to analyze processes, ensure quality, create value, and manage the flow of information and products, while creating value along the supply chain in a global environment. Russell and Taylor explain and clearly demonstrate the skills needed to be a successful operations manager. Most importa…
This book brings together the strategic role of the supply chain, key strategic drivers of supply chain performance, and the underlying tools and techniques for supply chain analysis. Students are able to articulate the strategic importance of supply chain thinking and support their ideas with evidence that can be built using models.
This book answers the following five fundamental questions: What are the tangible and intangible benefits of moving towards a Green Supply Chain? What are the costs, both direct, and indirect? What influence do we have over our suppliers, their suppliers and our customers that would allow us to jointly work together and move the supply chain towards a green supply chain? How will we…
Environmental factors are increasingly integrated into an organization’s procurement. The corporate purchasing function assumes a boundary-spanning role and is thus adapt to take the environmental lead. Public purchasers in particular can plan an important role in the process of organizational greening which can have positive environmental effects far beyond the individual institution. Nevert…