Supply Chain Management: Edition 4
About this ebook
Now in its fourth edition, Supply Chain Management: A Global Perspective integrates the foundational principles and business-oriented functions of supply chain management (SCM) in one comprehensive volume. Providing students with a balanced and integrated perspective with a global focus, this market-leading textbook highlights the holistic and interconnected nature of SCM while addressing supply chain strategy, design, planning, sourcing, logistics, forecasting, demand planning, operations management, and more.
A standard text at universities around the world, Supply Chain Management offers cross-functional coverage, a student-friendly pedagogy, and a wealth of real-world examples of SCM in companies of various sizes. Author Nada R Sanders draws upon her extensive experience in academia and industry to provide both the foundational material required to understand the subject matter and practical tips that demonstrate how the latest techniques are being applied.
Supply chain management is advancing rapidly and becoming ever more important in the global business climate. Covering both the underlying principles and practical techniques of SCM, Supply Chain Management: A Global Perspective, Fourth Edition, remains an ideal textbook for upper-level undergraduate courses in Operations Management, Supply Chain Management, and Logistics Management programs.
New to this Edition:
- Updated content in each chapter illustrating the latest business practices in the context of SCM
- Increased focus on new and emerging technologies, including AI, that are changing supply chains
- New real-world examples of key concepts applied to supply chains of companies of various sizes and sectors
- New discussion topics reflecting recent international, government, and organizational policy issues relevant to SCM
- New and updated cases, discussion questions, examples, and classroom exercises
Wiley Advantage:
- Provides consistent and fully integrated coverage of all key areas of SCM concepts, strategic implementations, and operational techniques
- Examines supply chain management as a boundary-spanning function that is intertwined with other organizational areas
- Discusses how recent developments in trade, tax, tariffs, data protection, and national security impact the global supply change
- Contains extensive pedagogical tools and solved problems designed to make difficult concepts accessible
- Features a wealth of cases and examples of the latest business practices in supply chain management
- Includes access to a companion website with an extensive test bank, PowerPoint slides, an instructor’s manual, and other teaching resources
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About the author
Nada R. Sanders is Distinguished Professor of Supply Chain Management at the D’Amore-McKim School of Business at Northeastern University. An internationally recognized thought leader and speaker, Dr. Sanders has published more than 100 articles in prestigious scholarly journals such as Decision Sciences, Journal of Business Logistics, Journal of Operations Management, and Supply Chain Management Review. She has designed and taught classes for undergraduates, graduates, and executives across various industry groups on topics such as operations management, operations strategy, forecasting and analytics, and supply chain management. She has received numerous teaching awards, is a Fellow of the Decision Sciences Institute, Past President of the Production & Operations Management Society (POMS), and is listed among the top 2% of scientists by Stanford University.
