Building Supply Chain Excellence in Emerging Economies

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Lee, Hau L. (Editor), Lee, Chung-Yee (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Boston, MA : Springer US, 2007.
• Series: International Series in Operations Research & Management Science, 98
• Subjects: Business.; Management science.; Production management.; Operations research.; Decision making.; Industrial engineering.; Production engineering.; Engineering economics.; Engineering economy.; Economic growth.; Business and Management.; Operations Management.; Business and Management, general.; Engineering Economics, Organization, Logistics, Marketing.; Industrial and Production Engineering.; Operation Research/Decision Theory.; Economic Growth.

The rapidly developing new economies in China, India, Hungary, Vietnam, Costa Rica, Mexico, Brazil, etc., are at the crossroads of almost all major supply chains. In fact, these emerging economies are in fact growing faster than the established industrial economies of the world. However, given the p...

Table of Contents:

• Global Supply Chain: General Strategies and Framework
• On the Globalization of Operations and Supply Chain Strategies
• Globalization and Emerging Markets
• Shanghai or Charlotte?
• Life-Saving Supply Chains
• Dual Sourcing Strategies
• Supply Chain Management in Emerging Economies: Challenges and Opportunities
• Managing Supply Chain Operations in India
• Integrated Fulfillment in Today’s China
• Logistics Management in China
• Connectivity at Inter-Modal Hub Cities
• Service Parts Management in China
• DHL in China
• Building Supply Chain Excellence: Innovations and Success Cases
• Supply Chain Reengineering in Agri-Business
• Esquel Group
• End-to-End Transformation in the Cemex Supply Chain
• The IDS Story
• Building a Sustainable Supply Chain
• Building a Distribution System in Eastern Europe
• A Path to Low Cost Manufacturing for Integrated Global Supply Chain Solutions
• Transforming an Indian Manufacturing Company.