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Supply-chain survival in the age of globalization [electronic resource] / by James A. Pope.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher number: 2 | BEPSeries: Supply and operations management collectionPublication details: [New York, N.Y.] (222 East 46th Street, New York, NY 10017) : Business Expert Press, c2012.Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 electronic text (112 p.) : digital fileISBN:
  • 9781606491645 (electronic bk.)
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: No titleDDC classification:
  • 658.7 22
LOC classification:
  • HD38.5 .P667 2012
Online resources: Available additional physical forms:
  • Also available in print.
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.
Abstract: 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 dealing with these problems. Each chapter ends with suggested action items for the global supply-chain manager.
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The purpose of this book is to trace the history of globalization and its impact on supply chain management and to look at the problems and some of the solutions facing global supply chains in the current era. The current challenge is surviving the challenge of global competition. Good supply chain management can be a valuable tool in winning this competition.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 89-101) and index.

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.

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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 dealing with these problems. Each chapter ends with suggested action items for the global supply-chain manager.

Also available in print.

Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

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