Managing Supply Chain and Logistics

Managing Supply Chain and Logistics: Competitive Strategy for a Sustainable Future explores practical ways of investing in a sustainable future through real-world cases which demonstrate various supply chain management strategies and tactics. By applying viable value creation strategies, operational models, decision-making techniques, and information technology, the author provides in-depth analyses of new initiatives such as collaborative planning, forecasting, and replenishment (CPFR); demonstrates competitive approaches to managing flows of material, information and fund in supply chain; and illustrates creative methods to apply data science and business intelligence. This book also promotes cross-functional decision-making, problem solving skills and offers a feasible approach to managing a volatile business. Readers will find this book a valuable resource to solve supply chain management practical problems with a sustainable future in mind.