Supply Chain Transformation: Practical Roadmap to Best Practice Results
Author(s): Richard J. Sherman (Author)
Publisher: Wiley
Publication Date: October 30, 2012
Edition: 1st
Language: English
Print length: 208 pages
ISBN-10: 1118314441
ISBN-13: 9781118314449
Book Description
Achieve best practices in supply chain management
Much is being written about global supply chain and sourcing options emerging in today’s marketplace. Transforming supply chain management to achieve operations excellence is a mandate for many companies globally. Supply Chain Transformation walks you through this potentially difficult process and gets you started on the journey. Much more than just a how-to book, it’s a why-to book that is as compelling for any business person as it is for supply chain management professionals. This book provides an invaluable road map to companies looking to transform their supply chains and organizations to achieve best practice results, beginning with guidance on how to make the case for change. Change is inevitable; growth is optional.
Includes real world cases and illustrations
Offers a step-by-step road map to transforming your supply chain
Explains how to obtain “senior management” commitment to transformation
Covers sourcing, production, and logistics process integration points with product development, marketing, sales, and finance processes as well as emerging technologies (RFID, Cloud computing, telematics, ERP, GPS/LBS & others)
One of the biggest hurdles to supply chain transformation is overcoming a culture that is resistant to change. Supply Chain Transformation helps you understand the cultural resistance and evaluate where change is needed most, and then develop the game plan for overcoming resistance to achieve best practice results.
Editorial Reviews
From the Inside Flap
One of the biggest hurdles to supply chain transformation is overcoming a culture that is resistant to change. There is a level of transformation maturity in every company’s culture that needs to evolve to influence behavior. Offering straightforward advice for implementation of successful change that doesn’t waste precious resources, Supply Chain Transformation presents solid guidance on how to make the case for change, evaluating where change is needed most, and developing the game plan for implementation.
Filled with real-world cases and illustrations, this practical resource makes it clear that if you’re not scanning the horizon and assessing the impact that new technologies, new products, new websites new everything may be having on your business and your own life, you and your business may be left behind. It explores best practice supply chain goals, such as demand creation and fulfillment, RFID, and other emerging technologies. In addition, this book describes why integration of supply chain into business strategy is vital in order to dramatically improve the performance, profitability, and overall financial health of your organization.
A must-read call to action for professionals in this field, Supply Chain Transformation provides an invaluable roadmap for companies looking to transform their supply chains and achieve solid results, while walking you through the difficult process of bringing your supply chain up to speed with new technologies in order to remain competitive.
From the Back Cover
SUPPLY CHAIN TRANSFORMATION Practical Roadmap to Best Practice Results
One of the biggest hurdles to supply chain transformation is overcoming a culture that is resistant to change. There is a level of transformation maturity in every company’s culture that needs to evolve to influence behavior. Offering straightforward advice for implementation of successful change that doesn’t waste precious resources, Supply Chain Transformation presents solid guidance on how to make the case for change, evaluating where change is needed most, and developing the game plan for implementation.
Filled with real-world cases and illustrations, this practical resource makes it clear that if you’re not scanning the horizon and assessing the impact that new technologies, new products, new websites new everything may be having on your business and your own life, you and your business may be left behind. It explores best practice supply chain goals, such as demand creation and fulfillment, RFID, and other emerging technologies. In addition, this book describes why integration of supply chain into business strategy is vital in order to dramatically improve the performance, profitability, and overall financial health of your organization.
A must-read call to action for professionals in this field, Supply Chain Transformation provides an invaluable roadmap for companies looking to transform their supply chains and achieve solid results, while walking you through the difficult process of bringing your supply chain up to speed with new technologies in order to remain competitive.
About the Author
RICHARD J. SHERMAN is an internationally recognized writer, researcher, and speaker on trends and issues in logistics, supply chain management, technology, marketing, and organizational change. He is currently serving as Director of Strategic Development for the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) and President of Gold & Domas Research, serving corporate members worldwide. As a research director, he successfully launched the supply chain management advisory services for AMR Research and was a leading member of the team that developed the SCOR model and founded the Supply Chain Council. He is a frequent contributor of articles related to logistics and supply chain management, and speaks at conferences, symposiums, and universities.
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