- Hardcover: 416 pages
- Publisher: McGraw-Hill Higher Education; 2 edition (1 Nov 2002)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0072845538
- ISBN-13: 978-0072845532
- Product Dimensions: 26 x 20.8 x 2.2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
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- #14 in Books > Business, Finance & Law > Management > Distribution > Distribution & Warehousing
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Supply chain management, both in industry and in academia, has grown rapidly over the past several years mainly due to an increase in corporate goals of reducing manufacturing costs and the savings that come from planning and managing the supply chain effectively. Most textbooks do not include models and decision support systems robust enough for industry. Designing and Managing the Supply Chain: Concepts, Strategies, and Cases, 2/e by Simchi-Levy, Kaminsky and Simchi-Levi discusses the problems, models and concepts derived from issues related to effective supply chain management. This text is suitable for both academic study and practicing professionals. While many core supply chain management issues are interrelated, the authors have tried to make each chapter as self-contained as possible so that the reader can refer directly to chapters covering topics of interest. Each chapter utilizes case studies and numerous examples. Mathematical and technical sections can be skipped without loss of continuity. The accompanying CD-ROM also provides two simulations, the Computerized Beer Game and the Risk Pool Game and a computerized tool, new to this edition, for developing and executing supply chain contracts. These packages help illustrate many of the concepts discussed.
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Broad Introduction to many critical issues pertinent to Supply Chain Management: The topics discussed range from a basic discussion of inventory management, logistics network design, distribution systems, and customer value, to more advanced discussions of strategic alliances, the value of information in the supply chain, information technology and decisions support systems, and international issues in supply chain management.
State-of-the-art models: Managing and Designing the Supply Chain introduces state-of-the-art models, concepts, and solution methods important in the design, control operation, and management of supply chain systems. While conveying the intuition behind many key supply chain concepts, the authors provide simple techniques, which can be used to analyze various aspects of the supply chain.
Innovative Software included on CD-ROM: The Computerized Beer Game and the Risk Pool Game are included on a CD-ROM, available free-of-charge and packaged with each copy of the text. These games provide a stimulating way for students to learn many of the concepts discussed in the book. The games demonstrate the value of the supply chain, and the impact of lead times, centralized decision-making, and risk pooling, on supply chain operations.
Case Studies: Each chapter contains at least one case study. The purpose of these case studies two-fold: to offer a real example of a supply chain challenge and to provide students with numerous opportunities to develop apply their knowledge to a strategic question or set of questions involving supply chain management.
Authorship: The authors have taught a variety of students and the book is written to appeal to many types of readers. This book is appropriate for undergraduate and graduate business students as well as for engineers and engineering students. It will also have tremendous appeal to customers in the professional market that are seeking a reference book on supply chain management. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
State-of-the-art models: Managing and Designing the Supply Chain introduces state-of-the-art models, concepts, and solution methods important in the design, control operation, and management of supply chain systems. While conveying the intuition behind many key supply chain concepts, the authors provide simple techniques, which can be used to analyze various aspects of the supply chain.
Innovative Software included on CD-ROM: The Computerized Beer Game and the Risk Pool Game are included on a CD-ROM, available free-of-charge and packaged with each copy of the text. These games provide a stimulating way for students to learn many of the concepts discussed in the book. The games demonstrate the value of the supply chain, and the impact of lead times, centralized decision-making, and risk pooling, on supply chain operations.
Case Studies: Each chapter contains at least one case study. The purpose of these case studies two-fold: to offer a real example of a supply chain challenge and to provide students with numerous opportunities to develop apply their knowledge to a strategic question or set of questions involving supply chain management.
Authorship: The authors have taught a variety of students and the book is written to appeal to many types of readers. This book is appropriate for undergraduate and graduate business students as well as for engineers and engineering students. It will also have tremendous appeal to customers in the professional market that are seeking a reference book on supply chain management. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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0 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
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Excellent book for Supply chain management,
By alimiyasaheb@mail.utexas.edu (Austin, Texas, USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Designing and Managing the Supply Chain (Irwin/McGraw-Hill Series, Operations and Decision Sciences) (Hardcover)
Book emphasizes a lot of core key concepts in SCM. Very useful not only for novices but also as a case study guide for industry. Will highly recommend it to all in this field, to atleast go through it once.
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4.5 out of 5 stars (17 customer reviews) 55 of 56 people found the following review helpful:
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This is an interesting, clear, useful and insightful book.,
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This review is from: Designing and Managing the Supply Chain (Irwin/McGraw-Hill Series, Operations and Decision Sciences) (Hardcover)
As a first-time university instructor in this subject (Business Logistics/Supply Chain Management), I found the book and accompanying software, overhead transparencies and other materials to be very "user-friendly". There are very few wasted words or unnecessary details and facts in the book. Instead, the insights gained from research have been presented with clarity and simplicity, easily understandable even to the non-specialist, and enhanced by interesting and relevant examples and case studies. It is an excellent book for both academics and practitioners.
60 of 62 people found the following review helpful:
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Probably the best!,
By Thomas Rafferty - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Designing and Managing the Supply Chain (Irwin/McGraw-Hill Series, Operations and Decision Sciences) (Hardcover)
I am and have been consulting in supply chain and logistics management for four years; worked in hands-on rolls for 15 years in Europe, the US and Australia and I also lecture at the University of Southern Queensland, Toowoomba, Australia. In the past 12 months I have acquired about 14 books on the subject. This book is probably the best. It takes a no nonsense approach to the significant issues facing logistics professionals, as the preface says, the book is written to serve M.B.A, B.S. and M.S. students and as a reference for consultants, professionals and teachers. It manages all this admirably and contains excellent cases and a couple of supply "games" that are an excellent resource. Given the target market, the quantitative material is more than adequate - practioners want solutions that work, for the most part, there not terribly interested in "the mechanics" of the math, just the answer. With the powerful hardware and software available today, readers don't have to understand the "mechanics", just the inputs and what to do the outcomes. This book will give them just that. I commend this book to any practioner, consultant, teacher or student. 22 of 23 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Good but not great for quantitative,
By Sarawoot Chittratanawat - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Designing and Managing the Supply Chain (Irwin/McGraw-Hill Series, Operations and Decision Sciences) (Hardcover)
When I first look at the description of this book, I thought this book would come with more math models than any other SCM books. Once I have it, the models that they show in the book is not surprisingly new to me. The authors might want to use the traditional method to solve the complex SCM problem. So if you're looking for quantitative SCM book, please skip this book. In contrast, I found many cases in this book is quite useful. Moreover, this book is very well organized, i.e., start with case and develop basic idea to lead readers more understanding. One of the best books in SCM
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