Gain the practical tools to solve supply chain problems. Supply Chain Management: Strategy, Planning and Operation, 7th edition, Global Edition, by Sunil Chopra, introduces you to high-level strategy and concepts. A strategic framework guides you through all the key drivers of supply chain performance, including facilities, inventory, transportation, information, sourcing, and pricing. The 7th edition embeds compelling case study examples to illustrate how good supply chain management offers a competitive advantage and how poor supply chain management can damage an organisation's performance. With this text, you can gain a deeper understanding of supply chains and a firm grasp of the practical managerial levers that can improve supply chain performance.
With a range of in-text features and essential learning tools, this text is perfect for MBA, engineering masters, or senior-level undergraduate courses in supply chain management.
PART I: BUILDING A STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK TO ANALYZE SUPPLY CHAINS
Understanding the Supply Chain
Supply Chain Performance: Achieving Strategic Fit and Scope
Supply Chain Drivers and Metrics
PART II: DESIGNING THE SUPPLY CHAIN NETWORK
Designing Distribution Networks and Applications to Online Sales
Network Design in the Supply Chain
Designing Global Supply Chain Networks
PART III: PLANNING AND COORDINATING DEMAND AND SUPPLY IN A SUPPLY CHAIN
Demand Forecasting in a Supply Chain
Aggregate Planning in a Supply Chain
Sales and Operations Planning in a Supply Chain
Coordination in a Supply Chain
PART IV: PLANNING AND MANAGING INVENTORIES IN A SUPPLY CHAIN
Managing Economies of Scale in a Supply Chain: Cycle Inventory
Appendix 11A: Economic Order Quantity
Managing Uncertainty in a Supply Chain: Safety Inventory
Appendix 12A: The Normal
Appendix 12B: The Normal Distribution in Excel
Appendix 12C: Expected Shortage per Replenishment Cycle
Appendix 12D: Evaluating Safety Inventory for Slow-Moving Items
Linking Product Availability to Profits
Appendix 13A: Optimal Level of Product Availability
Appendix 13B: An Intermediate Evaluation
Appendix 13C: Expected Profit from an Order
Appendix13D: Expected Overstock from an Order
Appendix 13E: Expected Understock from an Order
Appendix 13F: Simulation Using Spreadsheets
PART V: DESIGNING AND PLANNING TRANSPORTATION NETWORKS
Transportation in a Supply Chain
PART VI: MANAGING CROSS FUNCTIONAL DRIVERS IN A SUPPLY CHAIN
Sourcing Decisions in a Supply Chain
Pricing and Revenue Management in a Supply Chain
Sustainability and the Supply Chain
PART VII: ONLINE CHAPTER
A. Information Technology in a Supply Chain
