TY  - BOOK
AU  - "Chopra, Sunil ; Meindl, Peter and Karla, Dharma Vir"
TI  - Supply chain management: "strategy, planning and operation"
SN  - 978-81-317-8920-9
U1  - 658.7 
PY  - 2013///
CY  - Delhi
PB  - Pearson education
KW  - Supply chain management
N1  - Table of Content
Part I  Building A Strategic Framework To Analyze Supply Chains
 Chapter 1 Understanding The Supply Chain
 Chapter 2 Supply Chain Performance: Achieving Strategic Fit And Scope 
 Chapter 3 Supply Chain Drivers And Metrics
 
Part II  Designing The Supply Chain Network
 Chapter 4 Designing Distribution Networks and Applications To Online Sales
 Chapter 5 Network Design In The Supply Chain
 Chapter 6 Designing Global Supply Chain Networks
 
Part III  Planning And Coordinating Demand And Supply In A Supply Chain
 Chapter 7 Demand Forecasting In A Supply Chain
 Chapter 8 Aggregate Planning In A  Supply Chain
 Chapter 9 Sales And Operations Planning: Planning Supply And Demand In A Supply Chain 
 
Part IV  Planning And Managing Inventories In A Supply Chain 
 Chapter 11 Managing Economies Of Scale In A Supply Chain: Cycle Inventory
 Chapter 12 Managing Uncertainty In A Supply Chain: Safety Inventory
 Chapter 13 Determining The  Optimal Level Of Product Availability
 
Part V  Designing And Planning Transportation Networks
 Chapter 14 Transportation In A Supply Chain
 Chapter 15 Sourcing Decisions In A Supply Chain
 Chapter 16 Pricing And Revenue Management In A Supply Chain
 Chapter 17 Information Technology In A Supply Chain
 Chapter 18 Sustainability And The Supply Chain
N2  - Supply Chain Management employs a strategic framework that identifies and illustrates facilities, inventory, transportation, information, sourcing and pricing as the key drivers of supply chain performance in order to help students understand what creates a competitive advantage. The concepts discussed in the text are supplemented with a variety of global examples that show how a combination of strategies is needed to achieve significant increases in performance. A strong coverage of analytic skills is also provided so that students can gauge the effectiveness of the techniques described in the text

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