Global Supply Chain Management (The Globalization of the World Economy series, 18) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1845421310 ISBN 13: 9781845421311

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing, 2006

Synopsis

In this two-volume compilation, Kotabe (international business and marketing, Temple U., US) and Moi (management, U. of Reading, UK) bring together 46 peer-reviewed articles on global supply management from the fields of international business and international management, marketing, strategic management, operations management (including purchasing), and economics. They developed the six parts of the work according to the particular level of analysis--country/industry, firm, or buyer-supplier relation--combined with whether focus is on current patterns and drivers or consequences. The papers, which range in publication date from 1974 to 2004, cover a wide variety of theoretical and methodological approaches and geographical cases. A few examples of topics covered include: comparison of sourcing strategies of European and Japanese multinationals; integration of trade and disintegration of production in the global economy; patters of development in US global sourcing; contingency analysis of strategic and financial performance implications of global sourcing strategy; cultural dimensions of international buyer-seller relationships; and knowledge transfer, relationship duration, and supplier performance improvement in the US and Japanese automotive industries. Annotation ©2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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About the Author:

Edited by Masaaki Kotabe, Washburn Chair Professor of International Business and Marketing and Director of Research, Institute of Global Management Studies, Temple University, US and Michael J. Mol, Advanced Institute of Management, Research Fellow, London Business School and Lecturer in Management, University of Reading Business School, UK

Review:

`The global supply chain has become a vital part of a firm's value chain, especially with the increase of internal outsourcing in recent years. This volume explores the many dimensions of managing the global supply chains common in multinational firms today. It makes important contributions to the scholarly literature as well as to practice in this critical area of business. This volume is a must read for aspiring and established scholars and thoughtful executives.' -- Michael A. Hitt, Texas A&M University, College Station, US `Global Supply Chain Management presents innovative strategies and best practices for improving global supply chain performance. It offers excellent opportunity to understand and develop strategy for global supply chain integration across company and supply base. A highly relevant and insightful book.' -- Subhash Jain, University of Connecticut, US

About this edition

• Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 1845421310
• ISBN 13: 9781845421311
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 1040
• Editor: M. Kotabe, Michael J. Mol