文档介绍：Supply Chain
Theory and Applications
Supply Chain
Theory and Applications
Edited by
Vedran Kordic
I-TECH Education and Publishing
Published by the I-Tech Education and Publishing, Vienna, Austria
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First published February 2008
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Supply Chains, Theory and Applications, Edited by Vedran Kordic
p. cm.
ISBN 978-3-902613-22-6
1. Supply Chain. 2. Theory. 3. Applications.
Preface
Traditionally supply chain management has meant factories, assembly lines, ware-
houses, transportation vehicles, and time sheets. Modern supply chain manage-
ment is a plex, multidimensional problem set with virtually endless
number of variables for optimization.
An enabled supply chain may have just-in-time delivery, precise inven-
tory visibility, and up-to-the-minute distribution-tracking capabilities. Technology
advances have enabled supply chains to e strategic weapons that can help
avoid disasters, lower costs, and make money.
From internal enterprise processes to external business transactions w