Supply Chain Processes: Developing Competitive Advantage through Supply Chain Process Excellence

Supply Chain Processes emphasizes the importance of supply chain excellence for achieving competitive advantage. It identifies four core processes (strategy, design, execution, and people) and provides process improvement techniques to enhance performance. Key topics include risk management, resilience, sustainability, and supply chain design. The textbook is suitable for undergraduate and post-graduate students, professional qualifications, and operating supply chain leaders. Online resources include PowerPoint slides, tutorial exercises, written assignments, and a test bank of exam questions.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 162 pages
Publication date: 09 June 2021
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Supply Chain Processes provides a comprehensive introduction to the concept that achieving true supply chain competitive advantage relies on the pursuit of supply chain excellence, which is in turn supported by the excellence of supply chain processes. The ultimate objective of the supply chain is to deliver the right product, of the right quality, in the right quantity, to the right place, at the right time, and at the right cost. The author identifies four core supply chain processes, namely strategy, design, execution, and people, which can be applied to enhance supply chain performance through process improvement techniques.

Key topics covered in the textbook include supply chain risk, resilience, sustainability, challenges facing modern-day supply chains, and developing an elegant supply chain design. Each chapter begins with a section that highlights learning opportunities and is followed by detailed chapter content. Carefully explained examples, along with end-of-chapter case studies, review questions, and written assignments, are provided to aid in understanding the concepts.

Furthermore, a comprehensive suite of teaching aids is offered for lecturers and tutors, including chapter-by-chapter PowerPoint slides, tutorial exercises, written assignments, and a test bank of exam questions. This textbook serves as a valuable resource for undergraduate and post-graduate students, post-experience students pursuing professional qualifications, and operating supply chain leaders and professionals.

By offering a blend of management expertise and technical skills, which are crucial for decision-makers in the supply chain, this textbook is an essential reading for anyone interested in advancing their understanding of supply chain processes and optimizing their organizational performance.

Weight: 338g
Dimension: 176 x 246 x 14 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780367540081