Protean Supply Chains

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Features emerging trends that are shaping supply chainoperations worldwide as well as impacting the global businesslandscape Beginning with the assertion that supply chains are anoverlooked factor behind anemic economic growth, Protean SupplyChains: Ten Dynamics of Supply and Demand Alignment provides acomprehensive overview of the developments occurring in the fieldof supply chain management. A broad range of topics in facilitylocation, inventory, strategic sourcing, and supply chaincoordination are addressed in addition to coverage of majordevelopments within the field. The author's main position isthat supply chains must be more than agile or flexible; rather,they must become protean and capable of changing shape in responseto a volatile global business landscape. The author, a well-known editor and researcher in the field,presents current real-world examples combined with insights intothe impact of recent trends that are expected to affect the globalbusiness landscape over the next decade. Highlighting companieswith leading-edge supply chains as examples, the book discussesmethods to reduce spending, increase revenues, and achievestreamlined productivity in a changing economic climate. The bookutilizes further examples from the growth of online retailing andautomation in distribution centers, as well as the use of proteansupply chains to gain competitive advantages internationally. Inaddition, the book features the following ten emerging trends,which are shaping supply chain operations worldwide: * The rise of regional theatres of supply * Global risk management through control towers * Customer segmentation * Real demand realization * Omniichannel retailing challenges * Demand swing alignment with production and distribution * Customer of one service * Sustainability challenges * Collaboration vs. competition in the new economy * Financial dynamism The book is an ideal reference for professionals andpractitioners in operations research, business/managementscience, applied mathematics, and industrial engineering as well asan appropriate supplement for undergraduate and graduate-levelcourses in supply chain management.

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James A. Cooke

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Business & Management Industrial Engineering Industrial Engineering / Project Management Industrielle Verfahrenstechnik Production Operations Management Produktionssteuerung Projektmanagement i. d. Industriellen Verfahrenstechnik Qualität, Produktivität u. Zuverlässigkeit Quality, Productivity & Reliability Statistics Statistik Wirtschaft u. Management

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