Buch, Englisch, 428 Seiten, Format (B × H): 161 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 807 g
Buch, Englisch, 428 Seiten, Format (B × H): 161 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 807 g
ISBN: 978-1-4200-8392-7
Verlag: CRC Press
Improving supply chain efficiency, especially in an unsettled business climate, requires that managers go beyond doing business as usual. They must apply inspiration and perspiration in a structured, collaborative, and measurable approach that blends project management with supply chain management knowledge and practice.
Supply Chain Project Management, Second Edition offers the supply chain practitioners and project managers of today with a fully updated guide for implementing strategic supply chain improvements. It covers how to implement project management best practices in ways that will encourage continual improvement of the supply chain. Focusing on improving competitiveness, the book describes the benefit of applying proven project management skills to improve collaboration and communication among one’s own company and its suppliers and customers. It explains how to achieve company-wide agreement for developing and directing strategies that will lower risk in undertaking difficult supply chain change.
Exceptionally well-organized to provide quick reference, as well as in-depth background where needed, this comprehensive work:
- Covers SCM execution and the foundation concepts relevant to the current international business climate, describing the challenges managers face and the skills needed to deal with ongoing change
- Explores the ways supply chain and supply chain management might be defined, offering multiple viewpoints and definitions from supply chain and project management perspectives
- Details effective SCM project processes, offering the tools and project templates needed to implement change
A highly respected authority on supply chain implementation and management, James Ayers is a member of the Project Management Institute and the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals. Offering a unique perspective, augmented by anecdotes garnered from his years of experience, this book goes beyond conventional tools and methods to help managers tap the creative inspiration needed to distinguish their organization in these highly fluid and competitive times.
Zielgruppe
Professional and Professional Practice & Development
Autoren/Hrsg.
Fachgebiete
Weitere Infos & Material
Supply Chain Management in the 21st Century
Purpose & Overview
Defining SCM
Drivers of Supply Chain Change
Five SCM Tasks - Foundation for SCM Knowledge
Project Management and Supply Chain Management
Levels of Project Management Maturity
Project Management Language
Project Management Knowledge Areas
SCOR & SCM Project Management
Information Technology Projects - Lessons for SCM
Supply Chain Management Project Processes
SCM Maturity Model
Introduction to SCM Executing Processes
Developing a Supply Chain Strategy
Implementing Collaborative Relationships
Forging Supply Chain Partnerships
Improving Supply Chain Processes & Systems
Appendices
