Supply Ecosystems: Interconnected, Interdependent And Cooperative Operations, Supply And Contract Management (Operations Management Operatio) - Hardcover

Douglas Kinnis Macbeth

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 9813223073 ISBN 13: 9789813223073

Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company, 2018

Synopsis

This book attempts to address the lack of connectedness between topics that have traditionally been dealt with as discrete and self-contained. By reflecting on how these topic areas work together and have the capability to offer businesses a complete supply capability to complement the customer focus of sales and marketing, this book provides a holistic view of how the whole of the supply side of a business can be coordinated and provide support to competitive advantage.

Topics covered include how businesses function in the global business context, the role and importance of design and quality thinking in operations and operations management, the logistics of supply, contracts and informal agreements, as well as current trends and new technological processes. Finally, it concludes with global operations, supply and contract management and competitive advantage.

By providing this bigger picture view it will allow both supply chain students and practitioners as well as their cognate colleagues a chance to see how the crucial connections and interfaces need to be considered and optimized for global success. This book is essential reading for students and managers in the field of operations management and international trade and business.

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Review

The book Supply Ecosystems built on the supply chain concepts for the students who have got basic management/economics knowledge. It could be a guidebook for different levels of students and fulfil various student demands. As a lecturer, I use this book to deliver knowledge to different level/study background students and critical incidents and reflections. --Dr Weixi Han, Nottingham Business School, UK

Overall, this book is overtly and honestly focuses on the supply side of the supply echo system. Whilst it does not provide a comprehensive set of tools, models and techniques to enable the practitioner to understand how to mange the supply ecosystem, it does make a compelling case for the need for understanding the ecosystem as a whole and managing the supply side in that context. In this regard, it is a valuable read for any manager irrespective of what part of the ecosystem they work in. It is a particularly important introduction to managers and students working in and studying the supply chain functions to help them understand and conceptualise the wider ecosystem they work within or are studying. --Prof Umit S Bititci, Heriot Watt University, Edinburgh-Dubai-Malaysia

Edition details

• Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9813223073
• ISBN 13: 9789813223073
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 248