essentials of supply chain management
Prefaceviii
Acknowledgmentsx
1 Basic Concepts of Supply Chain Management1
2 Supply Chain Operations: Planning and Sourcing43
3 Supply Chain Operations: Making and Delivering77
4 Supply Chain Coordination and Use of Technology103
5 Measuring Performance: Supply Chain Metrics137
6 Defining Supply Chain Opportunities173
7 Developing Supply Chain Systems207
8 The Promise of the Real-Time Supply Chain235
Additional Resources249
Index251

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