Fredendall, Lawrence D.

Basics of supply chain management / Supply chain management by Lawrence D. Fredendall, Ed Hill. - Boca Raton, Fla. : Alexandria, Va. : St. Lucie Press ; APICS, c2001. - 1 online resource (259 p.) - The St. Lucie Press/APICS series on resource management . - St. Lucie Press/APICS series on resource management. .

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 227-229) and index.

Front Cover; Contents; Preface; The Authors; About APICS; 1. Introduction; 2. Management Basics; 3. Performance Measures; 4. Variance and Dependent Events; 5. Basics of Quality Management; 6. Operating Environments; 7. Basics of Constraints Management; 8. The Customer Linkage; 9. Design and Managementof the Transformation; 10. Planning, Controlling, and Improving the Supply Chain; 11. The Synchronized Supply Chain; 12. Partnering with Suppliers; 13. Quality Management; 14. Work Teams; 15. Materials Management; 16. Purchasing and Distribution https://doi.org/10.1201/9781420025767 17. Information Technology and Supply Chain Management18. Summary; References and Further Readings; Index

An introduction to concepts and methods used to manage the complete flow of materials within an organization and throughout the supply chain. Material reflects three major changes that facilitate communication with and coordination among independent suppliers in each supply chain: communication technology, management paradigms that streamline suppl


English

1040180507 0429247451 1466546182 1280504196 9786610504190 1420025767

10.1201/9781420025767 doi


Business logistics.
Materials management.

HD38.5 / .F738 2001

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