Pathways to Supply Chain Excellence

Edited by Ales Groznik and Yu Xiong, ISBN 978-953-51-0367-7, 218 pages, Publisher: InTech, Chapters published March 16, 2012 under CC BY 3.0 license
DOI: 10.5772/1783
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Over the last decade, supply chain management has advanced from the warehouse and logistics to strategic management. Integrating theory and practices of supply chain management, this book incorporates hands-on literature on selected topics of Value Creation, Supply Chain Management Optimization and Mass-Customization. These topics represent key building blocks in management decisions and highlight the increasing importance of the supply chains supporting the global economy. The coverage focuses on how to build a competitive supply chain using viable management strategies, operational models, and information technology. It includes a core presentation on supply chain management, collaborative planning, advanced planning and budgeting system, risk management and new initiatives such as incorporating anthropometry into design of products.

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• Chapter 1  From Advanced Planning System to Advanced Budgeting System: The Next Step in Supply Chain Management Softwareby Pierre Fenies and Nikolay Tchernev
• Chapter 2  Quantitative Models for Operational Risk to Implement Tobacco Supply Chain Strategiesby Ying Su, Yang Lei, Xiaodong Huang and Yuangang Dai
• Chapter 3  Critical Factors Affecting Supply Chain Management: A Case Study in the US Pallet Industryby Henry Quesada, Rado Gazo and Scarlett Sanchez
• Chapter 4  A Potential Study of HUA–IT Market Aiming as a Collection and Distribution Center of Agricultural Products in Southern of Thailandby Sakesun Suthummanon, Pallapat Penjamras, Somboon Jaroenjiratrakul, Sopin Suddsa-oad and Nikorn Sirivongpaisal
• Chapter 5  Small Block of Supplier Shares Improve Trust Performance in Supply Chain Relationshipby Faieza Abdul Aziz and Saba Tolouei
• Chapter 6  Reverse Logistics and the Role of Fourth Party Logistics Providerby Roberta Pinna and Pier Paolo Carrus
• Chapter 7  Environmental Impact of Supply Chainsby Aleš Groznik and Jure Erjavec
• Chapter 8  Logistics and Supply Chains in Agriculture and Foodby Girma Gebresenbet and Techane Bosona
• Chapter 9  Mass-Customization: From Personalized Products to Personalized Engineering Educationby Farrokh Mistree, Jitesh H. Panchal and Dirk Schaefer
• Chapter 10  A Logistics Reference Model for Mass Customizationby Francesco Costantino, Giulio Di Gravio and Massimo Tronci
• Chapter 11  Incorporating Anthropometry into Design of Productsby Bor-Shong Liu and Ching-Wen Lien