Supply Chain Management is the management of a network of interconnected businesses involved in the ultimate provision of product and service packages required by end customers. It spans all movement and storage of raw materials, work-in-progress inventory, and finished goods from point of origin to point of consumption. It is one of the most complex and difficult activities in today's business environment. The present book explores the knowledge, techniques, and strategies necessary to create value, and achieve competitive advantage from your supply chain. In establishes a new standard for building a low-maintenance, high-performance supply chain. This authoritative, all-in-one guidebook for creating value and competitive advantage for each core supply chain process-plan, source, make, deliver, and return will help readers to understand the core disciplines that arise from best practices and advanced systems in supply chain management.About the AuthorDr Sunil Jain has 15 years experience of teaching and research in the field of information systems. He teaches courses on information technology and internet commerce, database management systems, and managerial economics. His primary research interests are in the areas of information system development, electronic commerce, logical and physical database design, distribution database design, and economics of information. Actively engaegd in the information technology community. Dr Jain has been involved in organising and programme committees for numerous conferences. He has presented several research papers at international conferences and has published many articles on information systems. He is consultant to various industrial houses and is a member of several committees an associations working in the field of education and management.Table of ContentsIntroduction Basic Concepts New Developments Supply Chain Networks Distribution Network Information System in Supply Chain Supply Chain Integration Logistics and Supply Chain Transportaion in Logistic Chain E-business and Supply Chain Management Retail Distribution Channel Market Forecasting Account Management Corporate Social Responsibility Bibliography Index
