For MBA or senior levelundergraduate supply chain management courses.
A Strategic Framework forUnderstanding Supply Chain Management
Borne from a course on supplychain management taught at Northwestern University’s Kellogg School ofManagement, Supply Chain Management introduces high-levelstrategy and concepts while giving students the practical tools necessary tosolve supply chain problems.
The Sixth Edition weavesin compelling case study examples, providing students with clear insight intohow good supply chain management offers a competitiveadvantage. On the flip side, students also learn the dangers of poor supplychain management, and how it can damage an organization’s overall health andperformance.
Using a strategic framework,students are guided through all of the key drivers of supply chain performance,including facilities, inventory, transportation, information, sourcing, andpricing. By the end of the course, students will walk away with a deepunderstanding of supply chains and a firm grasp on the practical manageriallevers to pull in order to improve supply chain performance.
