Supply Chain Management: Processes, Partnerships, Performance, 2nd edition

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0975994913 ISBN 13: 9780975994917

Publisher: Supply Chain Management Institute, 2005

Successful supply chain management requires cross-functional integration of key business processes within the firm and across the network of firms that comprise the supply chain. It is focused on the management of key relationships and the improvements in performance that can be achieved. However, in many companies executives struggle to achieve the necessary integration. The problem is that they do not fully understand the supply chain management processes and the linkages necessary to integrate those processes. By understanding them and recognizing why and how they should be implemented, executives will be able to create more integrated supply chains which will lead to increased revenues and profitability for all member firms. In this book, the authors document over 10 years of research with leading firms, and provide a detailed framework for implementing best practices in supply chain management. The 2nd edition includes assessment tools that can be used by managers to assess their implementation of the supply chain management processes.

About the Author:

Douglas M. Lambert is the Raymond E. Mason Chair in Transportation and Logistics and Director of The Global Supply Chain Forum at The Ohio State University. Dr. Lambert has served as a faculty member for over 500 executive development programs in North and South America, Europe, Asia and Australia. He is the author or co-author of seven books and more than 100 articles.

Review:

The framework presented in this book has enabled our oganization to understand that supply chain management is everybody's job. --Tom Blackstock, Vice President, Supply Chain Operations, Coca-Cola North America

This book provides a practical way to achieve the promises of supply chain management within and between organizations. --Ernie Elliot, Vice President, Supply Chain, xpedx

We have begun to use this structure and approach...in our pursuit of supply chain excellence. --Jenny L. Verner, Vice President, Supply Chain Management, Cargill