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- Satisfies the demand from industry for guidance in the complex world of supply chain modelling
- Puts forward a realistic approach to diagnosing a model for a supply chain management strategy using an advanced type of Delphi method
- Combines practice with strong theoretical elements
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Table of contents (9 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
About this book
This book analyses the development of strategic supply chain modelling and its role in optimisingdecision-making in business, in relation to advances in technology and increased demand due to globalisation. The authors examine existing supply chain models in order to create a conceptual framework for a new diagnostic tool, offering a useful, realistic and meaningful contribution to the field, both theoretically and practically. Using the real-life context of a major international automobile manufacturer, this study satisfies the demand from industry for guidance in the complex world of strategic supply chain modeling in the growing logistics business sector. Readers of Strategic Supply Chain Management will find this workinstructive and informative, and it will be of particular interest to students, researchers and policy-makers in the supply chain management industry.
Authors and Affiliations
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Ransomes Jacobsen, Ipswich, United Kingdom
Safaa Sindi
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Plymouth University , Plymouth, United Kingdom
Michael Roe
About the authors
Safaa Sindi is a Logistics and Supply Chain Analyst at Ransomes Jacobsen in Ipswich, UK. She has previously been a Research Associate at Plymouth University, UK, and has published widely on the topic of supply chain management in books, international journals and conference papers.
Michael Roe holds the Chair in Maritime and Logistics Policy at Plymouth University, UK. He has extensive experience of working with maritime and logistics policy-makers across much of Europe, the Far East and the Middle East. Author of 14 books and editor of another five, Michael has published over 80 academic journal papers.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Strategic Supply Chain Management
Book Subtitle: The Development of a Diagnostic Model
Authors: Safaa Sindi, Michael Roe
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-54843-2
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Business and Management, Business and Management (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and the Author(s) 2017
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-54842-5Published: 05 July 2017
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-85498-4Published: 01 August 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-54843-2Published: 20 June 2017
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVI, 272
Number of Illustrations: 52 b/w illustrations
Topics: Supply Chain Management, Organization, Logistics, International Business, Automotive Industry