| | |  | Green Lean | Home » » » » Supply Chain Management Best Practices (Wiley Best Practices) | | | | | | | Description: | | Learn what it takes to develop and have a "best-in-class" supply chain This new edition shows you how to build supply chains that work by illustrating how leading companies are doing it. Identifying world-class supply chains in more than a dozen different industries and explaining in detail how these companies got to where they are, this essential book reveals the proven strategies, solutions, and performance metrics used by leading companies to design their extended enterprises. - Identifies proven strategies, solutions, and performance metrics for supply chain management best practice benchmarks
- Shows how to manage supply chains in a global marketplace and how to choose third-party providers
- New edition includes new chapters on green supply chains and lean supply chains, and expanded analysis of emerging technologies
- Includes coverage of supply chain metrics, planning and forecasting, procurement, manufacturing, transportation, globalization, customer service, collaboration, security, and workforce management
- Written by the Editorial Director of Penton Media's Supply Chain Group and a Contributing Editor to IndustryWeek magazine
It also offers guidance on the latest technology, green supply chains, going lean, how to choose third-party logistics providers, and how to manage the supply chain in a global environment. | | | Product Details: | | | Author:
| David Blanchard | | Hardcover:
| 304 pages | | Publisher:
| Wiley | | Publication Date:
| April 26, 2010 | | Language:
| English | | ISBN:
| 0470531886 | | Product Length:
| 9.4 inches | | Product Width:
| 6.6 inches | | Product Height:
| 1.6 inches | | Product Weight:
| 1.1 pounds | | Package Length:
| 9.13 inches | | Package Width:
| 6.06 inches | | Package Height:
| 1.18 inches | | Package Weight:
| 1.1 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 10 reviews |
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17 of 17 found the following review helpful:
 A well written, well documented overviewMar 10, 2007
By Craig A. Shutt
Dave Blanchard writes in a clear, concise style and supports his points with case histories that relate each point to the real world. The book is divided into three parts to create a process of its own. It leads the reader through supply chains used in different channels, discusses the core questions that must be answered in creating a system and then looks at solutions the best companies use to help meet obstacles that arise.
He has a light-hearted style (the first sub-head is, "You Knew This Job Was Dangerous When You Took It"), which keeps the book from bogging down or becoming pedantic. But the information is up to date and concisely presented.
The book is heavily annotated, offering additional resources if the reader desires, and the index allows specific points to be located quickly, so it works well as a reference guide as well as an overview. That he occasionally references his own articles makes it clear that he has a long history in the industry, offering experience and context he can bring to bear on the topic.
7 of 7 found the following review helpful:
Now I UnderstandFeb 02, 2010
By K. Cooper
I just spent the last three years at a large company where we focused on Supply Chain improvement. It was three years of incredible experiences and accomplishments. Now that it is over and I read this book, I know what it is we did. I did a lot of the activities, but did not have the big picture in mind when I did them. Now I have the big picture and the experience to back it up. Excellent read!
4 of 4 found the following review helpful:
Easy to Read - No PhD in RequiredSep 17, 2010
By Steve Keifer
Unlike most of the market research and books on supply chain management, Blanchard's text does not require a PhD in Operations Research or Supply Chain Theory to read. In fact, it is full of insightful real-world examples from a wide variety of industries making it very easy to follow. Blanchard provides a historical perspective on the supply chain as a discipline as well as the background on concepts such as the Toyota Production System, Electronic Marketplaces and Collaborative Forecasting & Replenishment. This Second Edition of the book is up-to-date, with full chapters devoted to RFID, supply chain security and green supply chains. The book also provides useful explanations of concepts such as lean manufacturing, cross-docking, service parts planning, postponement and sales & operations planning.
I had only two complaints in reading it. There is a chapter on customer service that I found to be extremely disappointing as it focused primarily on returns processing. Additionally, there is no content on invoicing, payment or the financial settlement process. But, overall the book provides an excellent primer for those seeking an introduction to supply chain. I would highly recommend Blanchard's work over others such as the Harvard Business Review on SCM and Essentials of Supply Chain Management, neither of which did I find as useful.
5 of 6 found the following review helpful:
 Supply Chain Management Best PracticeFeb 08, 2009
By Matthew M. Casbolt
Easy read in magazine style, nothing technical, covered the standard material you would expect to find in the proliferation of SCM books, including the stock case studies (some now dated or don't shine as much post 2008). Disappointingly book provides little that adds to, challenges or puts a different perspective on the sum knowledge of supply chain management, more of the same really
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
Book ReviewApr 26, 2011
By RDR
Many of the issues addressed are very basic to those in the field of purchasing. I had hoped that it would go to the next level for those already in this field.
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