The Quintessence of Supply Chain Management
What You Really Need to Know to Manage Your Processes in Procurement, Manufacturing, Warehousing and Logistics
Authors: Poluha, Rolf G.
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- Presents competitive strategies based on Supply Chain Management
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- About this book
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This book describes the fundamentals of Supply Chain Management in clear and concise terms. It explains why in the near future real competition is going to be between supply chains and what the consequences will be. Managers and decision-makers will be able to build on their business’s competitive advantage with the essentials provided in this work. The focus here is upon what you really need to know in order to optimally manage your processes in procurement, manufacturing, warehousing and logistics. In addition to a wealth of illustrations and examples, valuable suggestions for further expansive reading are included. Essential insights are provided into how to analyse and evaluate the supply chain, based upon key aspects from research and practice, which helps readers to initiate their own optimisation processes.
- About the authors
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Dr. Rolf G. Poluha started his career as a consultant with SAP in Germany. Thereafter, he managed international projects in Europe, USA and Asia for BearingPoint, (formerly KPMG Consulting). Since re-joining SAP in 2003, he has been responsible for managing large, global accounts in North America and Europe.
His customers have comprised of leading, multi-national companies from the High Tech-, Electronics, Telecommunications, Discrete Manufacturing, Aerospace & Defense and Consumer Goods Industries.
In addition to his practical experience, he has studied Supply Chain Management in the context of an in-service dissertation project. Furthermore, he published multiple successful books on the subject areas of Supply Chain Management, Logistics and Process Optimisation.
- Table of contents (5 chapters)
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Introduction: The Real Competition Will Be Between Supply Chains in the Future
Pages 1-8
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Strategic Importance of the Supply Chain
Pages 9-54
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Planning, Management and Control of Processes in Procurement, Manufacturing, Warehousing and Logistics
Pages 55-102
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Innovative Concepts for Supply Chain Design and Optimisation
Pages 103-141
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Conclusion: What Matters Is the Right Balance
Pages 143-146
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Table of contents (5 chapters)
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Bibliographic Information
- Bibliographic Information
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- Book Title
- The Quintessence of Supply Chain Management
- Book Subtitle
- What You Really Need to Know to Manage Your Processes in Procurement, Manufacturing, Warehousing and Logistics
- Authors
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- Rolf G. Poluha
- Series Title
- Quintessence Series
- Copyright
- 2016
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
- Copyright Holder
- Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
- eBook ISBN
- 978-3-662-48515-6
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-3-662-48515-6
- Hardcover ISBN
- 978-3-662-48513-2
- Softcover ISBN
- 978-3-662-56931-3
- Series ISSN
- 2195-4941
- Edition Number
- 1
- Number of Pages
- XVIII, 159
- Number of Illustrations
- 1 b/w illustrations, 25 illustrations in colour
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