Joel Wisner, Keah-Choon Tan, G. Leong

Principles of Supply Chain Management

A Balanced Approach

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Learn to manage supply chain activities with Wisner/Tan/Leong's "Principles of Supply Chain Management: A Balanced Approach," 7th Edition. The text discusses supply chain management from four perspectives: purchasing, operations, logistics and process integration. The approach varies from other books that focus on only one area. Updates highlight recent events with current resources that reflect opportunities and challenges with supply chains. This edition follows the natural flow through the supply chain of trading partners and examines how supply chain management impacts all areas and processes of the firm. Address real concerns in domestic and global supply chains as chapters demonstrate practical applications of supply chain management. Updated profiles and business examples demonstrate practices at work. MindTap digital resources are available to assist in mastering concepts.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cengage Learning
• 7th edition
• Seitenzahl: 650
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. Februar 2026
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9798214057705
• Artikelnr.: 75283895

Autorenporträt

Joel D. Wisner is professor of supply chain management in the Lee Business School at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV). He earned his B.S. in mechanical engineering from New Mexico State University and his M.B.A. from West Texas State University. Dr. Wisner worked as an engineer for Union Carbide at its Oak Ridge, TN facility and then worked in the oil industry in the Louisiana Gulf Coast and West Texas areas. Dr. Wisner earned his Ph.D. in supply chain management from Arizona State University. Today, he stays busy teaching courses and writing textbooks in supply chain management and operations management at UNLV. His research and case writing interests are in process assessment and improvement strategies along the supply chain. His articles have appeared in numerous journals including Journal of Business Logistics, Journal of Operations Management, Journal of Supply Chain Management, Journal of Transportation, Production and Operations Management Journal and Business Case Journal.

Inhaltsangabe

Part 1: SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT: AN OVERVIEW.1. Introduction to Supply Chain Management.Part 2: SUPPLY ISSUES IN SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT.2. Purchasing Management.3. Creating and Managing Supplier Relationships.4. Ethical and Sustainable Sourcing.Part 3: OPERATIONS ISSUES IN SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT.5. Demand Forecasting.6. Resource Planning Systems.7. Inventory Management.8. Process Management--Lean and Six Sigma in the Supply Chain.Part 4: DISTRIBUTION ISSUES IN SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT.9. Domestic U.S. and Global Logistics.10. Customer Relationship Management.11. Global Location Decisions.12. Service Response Logistics.Part 5: INTEGRATION ISSUES IN SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT.13. Supply Chain Process Integration.14. Performance Measurement Along the Supply Chain.