Supply-chain survival in the age of globalization

When supply-chain management moves into the global arena the problems are profoundly different from those in domestic supply chains. This book will examine the history and background of global supply chains, some of the unique problems faced when managing a global supply chain, and some ways of deal...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Pope, James A. 1950-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: [New York, N.Y.] (222 East 46th Street, New York, NY 10017) : Business Expert Press, c2012.
Edition:1st ed.
Series:Supply and operations management collection,
Subjects:
JIT
Online Access:Click to View
Table of Contents:
  • About the author
  • Acknowledgments
  • Foreword
  • 1. Background
  • 2. Post-World War II developments
  • 3. The supply-chain management concept
  • 4. The impact of globalization
  • 5. Globalization issues
  • 6. Supply-chain security
  • 7. Day-to-day issues
  • 8. Doing it right: a mini case study
  • Notes
  • References
  • Glossary
  • Disclosures
  • Index.