Supply Chain Management for Dummies

Everyone can impact the supply chain

Supply Chain Management For Dummies helps you connect the dots between things like purchasing, logistics, and operations to see how the big picture is affected by seemingly isolated inefficiencies. Your business is a system, made of many moving parts that must synchronize to most efficiently meet the needs of your customers&;and your shareholders. Interruptions in one area ripple throughout the entire operation, disrupting the careful coordination that makes businesses successful; that's where supply chain management (SCM) comes in. SCM means different things to different people, and many different models exist to meet the needs of different industries. This book focuses on the broadly-applicable Supply Chain Operations Reference (SCOR) Model: Plan, Source, Make, Deliver, Return, and Enable, to describe the basic techniques and key concepts that keep businesses running smoothly.

Whether you're in sales, HR, or product development, the decisions you make every day can impact the supply chain. This book shows you how to factor broader impact into your decision making process based on your place in the system.

• Improve processes by determining your metrics
• Choose the right software and implement appropriate automation
• Evaluate and mitigate risks at all steps in the supply chain
• Help your business function as a system to more effectively meet customer needs

We tend to think of the supply chain as suppliers, logistics, and warehousing&;but it's so much more than that. Every single person in your organization, from the mailroom to the C-suite, can work to enhance or hinder the flow. Supply Chain Management For Dummies shows you what you need to know to make sure your impact leads to positive outcomes.

They call him... "Mr. Supply Chain".

Daniel Stanton is an executive, educator, and entrepreneur with a passion for supply chain innovation and project leadership. And his book, Supply Chain Management For Dummies, has been a Best Seller on Amazon ever since it was released.

Why is it so popular? Because it's an easy-to-follow explanation of the processes, systems, and trade-offs that are critical to today's supply chains. And it includes tips for getting certified and building a career roadmap.

Stanton's courses on LinkedIn Learning (formerly Lynda.com) have been viewed almost 1 million times. He's written articles for APICS magazine and Supply Chain Management Review, been recognized by IBM as a "Supply Chain Futurist", and been honored as a "Supply Chain Pro to Know" by Supply & Demand Chain Executive magazine.

Daniel earned a master of engineering degree in logistics from MIT. He is a doctoral researcher at Cranfield University, and holds several industry certifications including Six Sigma Black Belt, Project Management Professional (PMP), Certified Supply Chain Professional (CSCP), and SCPro.

He is also the president and co-founder of SecureMarking, a startup tech company that leverages nanotechnology, IoT, and blockchains to address the urgent challenge of supply chain security.

You can follow him on Twitter @Mr_Supply_Chain for all the latest trends in logistics, operations, procurement, project management, and supply chain management.

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