Competitive Supply Chains A Value-Based Management Perspective [Hardcover]

This book emphasizes three key messages; value, alignment and sustainability. The authors believe that SCM is a value enabler with strategic decisions in supply chain design. The text also argues that economic incentives should be designed to ensure the much needed alignment and supply chain design should be viewed as a dynamic process.List of Figures List of Tables Preface Introduction Value-Based Management Value Creation: Dynamic Supply Chain Design Value Creation: Assessing the Cost-Service Trade-Off Value Capture: Aligning Supply Chain Partners Impact of Technology on SCM Service Supply Chains Concluding Comments Appendix Notes ReferencesENVER Y?CESAN is Professor of Operations Research at INSEAD, France. His main teaching and research activities focus on manufacturing, telecommunications and service environments. He is a specialist in computer simulation with an emphasis on large-scale industrial applications and performance analysis. He has also been actively involved in numerous supply chain rationalization efforts in the automotive, white goods, electronics, petrochemical and healthcare industries, as well as e-commerce initiatives.