The living supply chain : the evolving imperative of operating in real time

The living supply chain : the evolving imperative of operating in real time / Robert Handfield, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, USA, Tom Linton, FLEX, Milpitas, CA, USA.

Creates a managerial compass for entering into the LIVING (Live, Intelligent, Velocity, Interactive, Networked, and Good) era of supply chain management and defines the imperative for creating Velocity and Visibility as the focal point for exploiting new digital, mobile, and cloud-based technologies...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Handfield, Robert B. (Author), Linton, Tom (Thomas K.) (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Hoboken, New Jersey : Wiley, [2017]
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Industrial procurement > Management.
Business logistics > Management.
Materials management.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Industrial Management.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Management.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Management Science.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Organizational Behavior.
Business logistics > Management
Industrial procurement > Management
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • The living supply chain
  • Live!: transparency as a core operating value
  • Interactive!: the emergence of federated supply chain networks
  • Velocity!: working capital: the overlooked asset
  • Intelligent!: linking the genomes of products in your supply chain
  • Networked!: co-evolution and co-innovation in federated supply chains
  • Good!: the ability to build balanced supply chains
  • The future of supply chains.

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