Supply chain as strategic asset : the key to reaching business goals /

• Main Author: Sehgal, Vivek
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley, [2011]
• Series: Wiley corporate F & A.
• Subjects: Business logistics.; Strategic planning.; Logistique (Organisation) > Guides, manuels, etc.; Planification stratégique > Guides, manuels, etc.; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Management Science.; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Organizational Behavior.; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Industrial Management.; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Management.; Electronic books.

"The book starts by summarizing the current literature on business, functional (supply chain), and technology strategies. Then, it establishes a case for why none of these strategies in isolation can create the competitive advantage needed to achieve the goals of the business and why they must...

Table of Contents:

• Front Matter
• Planning and Realizing the Goals of a Business Strategy
• Understanding Strategy
• Concepts of Business Strategy
• Exploring Functional Strategy
• Current Thinking on Supply Chain Strategy
• Creating a Functional Supply Chain Strategy
• Technology Strategy
• Supply Chain Nirvana: Bringing it All Together
• Appendix A: Sample Artifacts for Creating an Effective Supply Chain Strategy
• Appendix B: An Overview of the Scope of the Supply Chain in Modern Corporations
• Appendix C: The Supply Chain and Corporate Financial Performance
• Notes
• Bibliography
• About the Author
• Index.