Principles & Tools for Supply Chain Management

de Scott Webster

This new text offers a succinct, focused treatment of supply chain management along with coverage of traditional operations management topics. The "top down," three-part structure provides a cohesive framework for the study of the subject. An up-front emphasis on both the connection of the supply chain to the organization and the significance of information technology in assuring efficient and profitable supply chain management facilitates quick engagement of students with the necessary concepts and tooks of supply chain management. Students gain the wherewithal to become problem-solvers by learning to employ a combination of analysis and intuition in business decision-making. - Back cover.