Walker Supply Chain Architecture

A Blueprint for Networking the Flow of Material, Information, and Cash
Erscheinungsjahr 2004
ISBN: 978-1-4200-0036-8
Verlag: Taylor & Francis
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 448 Seiten

Reihe: Resource Management

"The book is highly readable, informative, thought provoking, and educational. …At every stage, Walker challenges the reader to move away from conventional supply chain thinking to a broader-view, highly concise approach that focuses on the organization's objectives. The book will help you visualize a supply network and develop a blueprint for your organization to become an integrated member of that network-a real benefit."

Zielgruppe

Managers of purchasing, inventory, warehousing, logistics, supply chain, planning, production, finance, and marketing; industrial engineers, executives, directors, project teams, ERP installation teams, supply chain analysts, logistics analysts, buyers

Autoren/Hrsg.

Walker, William T.

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Bereichsspezifisches Management Einkauf, Logistik, Supply-Chain-Management

Inhaltsverzeichnis

A False Start
The Network Context

In Summary

Conceptualizing a New Business Model
The Network Big Picture

Network Mapping
Focus First on the Customer

Competitive Competencies

Thinking Outside the Box

In Summary

Collaborating Network Relationships
Designing the Core Network
Managing Risk in Trading Partner Relationships
In Summary

Designing a Competitive Network
Linking the Trading Partners
APICS Supply Chain Management Principles

Evaluating a Competitive Network Design
Network Partitioning to Reduce Landed Cost

The Velocity Principle

The Variability Principle
In Summary

Overcoming Information Boundaries
Scoping the Information System Discussion

Assessing the Information System as an Asset or a Liability
Basic Data Structures

Partitioned Networks

Tracking and Tracing
Competing with Parallel Information Flows
Industry Standards and Best Practices

In Summary

Leading Change in Performance Measurement
Moving From a Cost View to a Throughput View
Business Process Orientation

Defining a Global Performance Measure
Negotiate-Communicate-Educate
Negotiate-Communicate-Educate
Negotiate-Communicate-Educate
Project Management for Performance Measures
In Summary

Operating a Competitive Network
An Introduction to Network Operations

Evaluating a Competitive Network Operation

The Impact of Network Partitioning on Working Capital

The Vocalize Principle
The Visualize Principle
In Summary

Planning for Network Operations
Setting a Network Context for Planning
Basic Network Operations

Network Operations Complexity
Forecasting
Forecasting Things Right
Practical Push Planning Techniques
Practical Pull Planning Techniques

Closing the Network Planning Loop
In Summary

Generating Top Line Growth and Bottom Line Profit
The Value Principle

Optimizing the Network
First Level Network Optimization

Second Level Network Optimization

Third Level Network Optimization
Matching Demand with Supply

The Top and Bottom Line

In Summary

A New Start
Symptoms of a Deeper Problem

Prepare for Success

Navigating an Aggressive Course

A New Start

Epilogue

Appendix A: The Network Blueprint

Appendix B: Bibliography