Supply Chain Management, 7e, introduces high-level strategy and concepts while giving students the practical tools necessary to solve supply chain problems. Using a strategic framework, students are guided through all the key drivers of supply chain performance, including facilities, inventory, transportation, information, sourcing and pricing. The Seventh Edition weaves in compelling case study examples to illustrate how good supply chain management can be a competitive advantage and how poor supply chain management can damage an organization’s performance. With this textbook, students gain a deeper understanding of supply chains and a rm grasp on the practical managerial levers that can improve supply chain performance.

Supply Chain Management | Sunil Chopra (Author), Peter Meindl (Author), Dharam Vir Kalra (Author) | Pearson Education

Features:
Learning objectives help students understand what they need to take away from each chapter. The link between supply chain decisions and the financial performance of a firm has been developed in detail in Chapter 3. Concepts underlying the design of distribution networks are illustrated in the context of Omni-channel retailing in Chapter 4. New mini-cases, examples and exercises with a global focus have been added to help students apply the concepts and methodologies in the context of strategic decision-making for a business.

Supply Chain Management

Table of Contents
Part I: Building a Strategic Framework to Analyse Supply Chains
Chapter 1: Understanding the Supply Chain
Chapter 2: Achieving Strategic Fit in a Supply Chain
Chapter 3: Supply Chain Drivers and Metrics

Part II: Designing the Supply Chain Network
Chapter 4: Designing Distribution Networks and Applications to Omni-channel Retailing
Chapter 5: Network Design in the Supply Chain
Chapter 6: Designing Global Supply Chain Networks

Part III: Planning and Coordinating Demand and Supply in a Supply Chain
Chapter 7: Demand Forecasting in a Supply Chain
Chapter 8: Aggregate Planning in a Supply Chain
Chapter 9: Sales and Operations Planning in a Supply Chain
Chapter 10: Coordination in a Supply Chain

Part IV: Planning and Managing Inventories in a Supply Chain
Chapter 11: Managing Economies of Scale in a Supply Chain Cycle Inventory
Chapter 12: Managing Uncertainty in a Supply Chain Safety Inventory
Chapter 13: Linking Product Availability to Profits

Part V: Designing and Planning Transportation Networks
Chapter 14: Transportation in a Supply Chain

Part VI: Managing Cross-functional Drivers in a Supply Chain
Chapter 15: Sourcing Decisions in a Supply Chain
Chapter 16: Pricing and Revenue Management in a Supply Chain
Chapter 17: Sustainability and the Supply Chain

Part VII: Online Chapter
Chapter A: Information Technology in a Supply Chain