Encyclopedia of Supply Chain Management - Two Volume Set

With coverage that touches on all aspects of supply chain management (SCM) the Encyclopedia of Supply Chain Management offers a comprehensive overview of fundamental topics, recent advances, and future directions. Comprised of more than 300 entries written by over 30 experts in the field, it provides authoritative insight on the tools available for implementing sustainable improvements to your supply chain. Illustrating essential concepts with case studies and roadmaps, it presents industry best practices and time-saving tools to help you maximize supply chain efforts—including collaborative relationship, project process, and strategy templates. This authoritative SCM reference examines project management approaches to supply chain change, globalization of supply chains, the drivers of supply chain change, retail supply chains, the use of modeling to improve SCM, as well as the impact of the Lean and Six Sigma movements on contemporary SCM. The encyclopedia’s comprehensive coverage facilitates the well-rounded understanding required to deliver value and quality to stakeholders in the most cost-efficient manner. It will arm you with the methods to identify needed change, the tools to implement them, as well as the confidence needed to become an effective change agent. Also Available Online This Taylor & Francis encyclopedia is also available through online subscription, offering a variety of extra benefits for researchers, students, and librarians, including: Citation tracking and alerts Active reference linking Saved searches and marked lists HTML and PDF format options Contact Taylor and Francis for more information or to inquire about subscription options and print/online combination packages. US: (Tel) 1.888.318.2367; (E-mail) e-reference@taylorandfrancis.com International: (Tel) +44 (0) 20 7017 6062; (E-mail) online.sales@tandf.co.uk

Table of Contents:
Topics Covered Include: Activity System Methodology Advanced Planning and Scheduling Overview Balancing Supply and Demand The Role of Benchmarking Bicycle Manufacturer's Internet Strategy: Case Study Buffer Management: Traditional and Simplified Theory of Constraints TOC Approach Business Practice and Performance Buyer Metrics for Performance Improvements: Case Study Capability Assessment Cash Flow and Performance Measures Cause and Vision Change Management Closed Loop Supply Chains Collaboration in Product Design Collaboration in Strategic Sourcing Collaboration with Partners in Design and Manufacturing Collaborative Relationships Templates Communications Management Competitive Advantage Compliance Program Constraints Management/Synchronization Container Security Continuous Improvement Imperative Corrupt Practices Act Cost Management Cost Reduction Cost Visibility Costing: Activity-Based by Retail Product CPFR Collaboration Model Corporate Social Responsibility and Strategy CTP/ATP Planning: Validation Customer Order Process Improvement Action Plans Customer Relationship Management Customer Service Moves to Proactive Matched Care Customer Value Assessment Demand Management Demand-Driven Supply Chain Design Principles for Remanufacturing Design: Case Study Dimensions of the Supply Chain Effort Discovery-Driven Planning Disposition Decisions for Recycled Products/Components Distributor's Role: Case Study Drivers of Change Drum-Buffer-Rope Emerging Partnership Model Enablers of Change Environmental Legislation Environmental Management and the Closed-Loop Supply Chain Evolution of Supply Chain Management Export Compliance Extended Product Design Failed Supply Chain Initiative: Case Study FDA/EPA Regulation FDA: Record Keeping Financial Analysis in Retailing Financial Performance Basics Flexibility Flexibility Sufficiency Flow versus Batch Forecasting Globalization Grading Recycled Products/Components Hardware Design Principles for Remanufacturing Hazardous Materials Hospital Reverse Supply Chain Case Study Human Resources Management Implementation: Manufacturing Plant Case Study Importation and Sourcing International Commercial Terms Information Technology as the Engine for Change Information Technology Project Innovation: Retail Change Driver Integration Management Inventory Management IT Best Practice Tools JIT and Pull Systems Keiretsu Network Roles for Technology Lean Supply Chain Consolidation Centers: Case Study Lean System Improvement Methodology Lean: Strengths and Limitations Levels of Supply Chain Maturity Linked Processes for Engineering and Manufacturing Little's Law for Material Flow Logistics Advanced Levels of Maturity Logistics Improvement Case Study Logistics Maturity at Levels 4 and 5 Logistics Models for Levels of Supply Chain Maturity Logistics Moves to Virtual Systems Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul Operations: Case Study Market Environments Market for Remanufactured Products Market Mediation Costs Marketing, Sales, Customer Service Role Changes Materials Requirements Planning (MRP) Maturity Levels for Supply Chain Evolution Maturity Models Merchandise Budgeting: Financial Success in Retailing Merging Improvement Disciplines into SCM Metrics: Retail Supply Chains Models for Purchasing, Procurement, and Strategic Sourcing Motion Picture Industry Recycling Case Study MTA, MTS, MTO Issues Multi-Company Collaboration Multiple Supply Chains Operations-Centric Enable Processes Order Processing Organization Roadblocks: Project Failure Root Cause Partnership Types Partnership Templates Plan Communications Performance Measures and Structure PESTEL Planning and Control Systems Planning Supply Chain Execution Overview Port Security Program Pricing is a Special Problem Problem Solving Methodology Process Documentation Process Evaluation Process Improvement Implementation Process Links: Case Study Process Management Scope Process Standard Application Process Standards and Reference Models Process-Centered Management Processes and Systems Templates Procurement Management Product Design for Remanufacturing Product Life Cycles Product Take-Back and Recovery Practices Product Tracking: Retail Supply Chains Project and Process Innovation Project Management Project Process Template Projects Inputs and Outputs Purchasing Purchasing/Sourcing Transition from Tactical to Strategic Quality Control Tools Quality Function Deployment Quality Management Quality Standards Remanufacturing Retail Activity Systems and Process Definition Retail and Comparative Advantage Retail Businesses Retail Collaboration among Partners Retail Continuous Improvement Cycles Retail Decision Makers Retail Demand-Driven Tools and Techniques Retail Performance Retail Return Loops Retail Supply Chain Reverse Logistics Network Risk Management Root Cause for Cost S&OP Models Sarbanes–Oxley Scope Management SCOR Model Methodology Security and Compliance Implementation Security: Legislation, Acronyms, and Glossary Six Sigma Software Implementation for the Multi-company Environment Sourcing Tactics Based on Strategic Sourcing Matrix Spheres (Businesses within a Business) Stage and Gate Process Strategic Sourcing Matrix Model Strategy Templates Supplier Partnering Process Supplier Relationship Management Supplier Relationships Supply Chain as an Umbrella Process Supply Chain Manager’s Role Sustainable Improvement Roadmap: Case Study Sustaining Performance Synchronization Teams and Their Tasks Technology and Security Technology Applications Technology Risk Management Terrorism Impact Theory of Constraints Time Management Top Management Abrogation Top Management Involvement Total Cost of Ownership Total Quality Management Trading Partner Compliance and Security Transfer Pricing Ultimate Consignee Using ATP and CTP as Distinguishing Network Features Value Creation for Customers Variance and Dependent Events Virtual Networks and Supplier Relationship Management Wholesale Grocer Supply Chain Streamlining: Case Study

About the Author :
About the Editor: James B. Ayers is a principal with CGR Management Consultants in Los Angeles, California USA. (www.ayers-consulting.com). He consults clients of all sizes across the manufacturing, distribution, and service industries on strategy development, supply chain process, organization design, profit improvement, and new product development. Mr. Ayers has authored, co-authored, or edited a number of books and articles on supply chain management, including the Handbook of Supply Chain Management first and second editions, Supply Chain Project Management first and second editions, Making Supply Chain Management Work: Design, Implementation, Partnerships, Technology, and Profits, and Retail Supply Chain Management. Jim holds a BS with distinction from the U.S. Naval Academy and MBA and MS Industrial Engineering degrees from Stanford University. As a naval officer, he served on submarines. Jim is a member of the Project Management Institute and the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals. He is a Certified Management Consultant (CMC) by the Institute of Management Consultants.