Strategic supply chain alignment : best practice in supply chain management

Contents: Foreword - Gregory Owens Introduction - John Gattorna New approaches to strategy - Peter Fuchs, Andrew Young and Alida Zweidler-McKay Strategic supply chain management - Robert Evans and Alister Danks. Part I The Market: Overview Creating Customer Value: Aligned logistics operations - Liane Torres and John Miller Customer support logistics - Robert Evans and Doug Castek Postponement for mass customization - Hau Lee Integrating Supply with Demand: The supply-demand nexus - Jeff Beech Efficient consumer response - David Sharpe and Richard Hill Components of demand planning - Todd Smith, Jay Mabe and Jeff Beech Effective demand management - Jamie Bolton Time compression in the supply chain - Jon Bumstead Towards finding the perfect match - Ananth Raman The personal computer supply chain - Terry Austin. Part II Strategic Response: Overview Channel Strategy: Strategic value networks - Randy Barba, Philip Roussel and Bruce Bendix Formulating a channel strategy - John Miller The global retail supply chain - Ken Bonning, Ed Rader and Rick Chavie The consumer direct channel - Steve Bartolotta Supply Chain Configuration: Relationships and alliances - Martin Christopher Strategic sourcing - Gregory Owens, Olivier Vidal, Rick Toole and Donovan Favre Network-modelling tools - Sue Jimenez, Tim Brown and Joe Jordan Global supply management - Dave Anderson, Yamini Dhillon and Julian Remnant Operations and Distribution Management: Lean synchronous manufacturing - David Kennedy, Barry Elliott and Frank Carbone Distribution operations - Duane Marvick and John White Transport management - Rich Bergmann and Craig Rawlings Inventory management - Chris Norek Warehouse-management systems technologies - Bruce Richmond and Eric Peters. Part III Cultural Capability: Overview Organization Options: Alternative organization options - Paula Giles and Anthony Hancy Fourth-party logistics - John Gattorna Change Management: The dynamics of change in the s