Supply Chain Project Management. (Resource Management)

Description: Supply Chain Project Management. (Resource Management) [Hardcover] Ayers, James B. Product Overview Improving supply chain efficiency, especially in an unsettled business climate, requires that managers go beyond doing business as usual. They must apply inspiration and perspiration in a structured, collaborative, and measurable approach that blends project management with supply chain management knowledge and practice.Supply Chain Project Management, Second Edition offers the supply chain practitioners and project managers of today with a fully updated guide for implementing strategic supply chain improvements. It covers how to implement project management best practices in ways that will encourage continual improvement of the supply chain. Focusing on improving competitiveness, the book describes the benefit of applying proven project management skills to improve collaboration and communication among one’s own company and its suppliers and customers. It explains how to achieve company-wide agreement for developing and directing strategies that will lower risk in undertaking difficult supply chain change. Exceptionally well-organized to provide quick reference, as well as in-depth background where needed, this comprehensive work:Covers SCM execution and the foundation concepts relevant to the current international business climate, describing the challenges managers face and the skills needed to deal with ongoing changeExplores the ways supply chain and supply chain management might be defined, offering multiple viewpoints and definitions from supply chain and project management perspectivesDetails effective SCM project processes, offering the tools and project templates needed to implement changeA highly respected authority on supply chain implementation and management, James Ayers is a member of the Project Management Institute and the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals. Offering a unique perspective, augmented by anecdotes garnered from his years of experience, this book goes beyond conventional tools and methods to help managers tap the creative inspiration needed to distinguish their organization in these highly fluid and competitive times. Read more Details Publisher ‏ : ‎ CRC Press; 2nd edition (September 15, 2009) Language ‏ : ‎ English Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 428 pages ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1420083929 ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 27 Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.54 pounds Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 0.94 x 6.14 x 9.21 inches #2,969 in Quality Control (Books) Stock Photos Please Note: All of our book listings use stock photos unless otherwise stated. Please read our descriptions for accurate conditions and editions, don't use the photos! Free Shipping We ship worldwide. We have multiple warehouses around the world, so please note the extended handling time on certain listings.

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