Chopra - Meindl, Supply Chain Management - Strategy, Planning, and Operation, 6th Edition, Pearson

Supply Chain Management: Strategy, Planning, and Operation, 6th Edition.

Sunil Chopra, Northwestern University. Peter Meindl, Boston Consulting Group. If You're an Educator. If You're a Student. Description. For MBA or senior level undergraduate supply chain management courses. В A Strategic Framework for Understanding Supply Chain Management. Borne from a course on supply chain management taught at Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management, Supply Chain Management introduces high-level strategy and concepts while giving students the practical tools necessary to solve supply chain problems. The Sixth Edition weaves in compelling case study examples, providing students with clear insight into how good supply chain management offers a competitive advantage. On the flip side, students also learn the dangers of poor supply chain management, and how it can damage an organization’s overall health and performance. Using a strategic framework, students are guided through all of the key drivers of supply chain performance, including facilities, inventory, transportation, information, sourcing, and pricing.В By the end of the course, students will walk away with a deep understanding of supply chains and a firm grasp on the practical managerial levers to pull in order to improve supply chain performance. Strategic framework identifies the key drivers of supply chain performance, including facilities, inventory, transportation, information, sourcing, and pricing. Strong coverage of analytic skills helps students gauge the effectiveness of the techniques described in the text. Focus on Students Learning More as They Study. NEW! Mini-cases and exercises added throughout the book. New cases appear in Chapters 2, 8, 9, 11, 13, 14, and 16, with a particular focus on bringing in global examples. Information in other cases has been updated to reflect current conditions. NEW! Additional exercises added to Chapters 11 and 12. NEW! Spreadsheets that students can use to understand concepts. These spreadsheets are referred to in the book and allow the student to try different “what-if” analyses. They are available at www.pearsonhighered.com/chopra along with basic guidance on how they may be used. NEW! Ability to teach Chapters 8 and 9 without using Solver . For faculty that wants to continue using Solver, all material in the chapters has been even more tightly linked to the associated spreadsheets. REVISED! Easier-to-follow topic flow. Given the more advanced concepts covered in Chapter 13, we have redesigned the workflow to make the material easier to understand. Provide Up-to-Date Information. NEW! Discussion of the Mumbai dabbawalas, a responsive distribution network, has been added to Chapter 14. REVISED! An enhanced discussion of successful third parties is included in Chapter 15 as well as the impact of incentives and the sharing of risk and reward in the supply chain. REVISED! Chapter A: Information Technology in a Supply Chain (Chapter 17 from the Fifth Edition) has been updated and placed online at www.pearsonhighered.com/chopra.

REVISED! A new section related to the pricing of sustainability has been added to Chapter 17 . Guide Students Through the Fundamental Framework for Supply Chain. Strategic framework identifies the key drivers of supply chain performance, including facilities, inventory, transportation, information, sourcing, and pricing. Strong coverage of analytic skills helps students gauge the effectiveness of the techniques described in the text. Focus on Students Learning More as They Study. NEW! Mini-cases and exercises added throughout the book. New cases appear in Chapters 2, 8, 9, 11, 13, 14, and 16, with a particular focus on bringing in global examples. Information in other cases has been updated to reflect current conditions. NEW! Additional exercises added to Chapters 11 and 12. NEW! Spreadsheets that students can use to understand concepts. These spreadsheets are referred to in the book and allow the student to try different “what-if” analyses. They are available at www.pearsonhighered.com/chopra along with basic guidance on how they may be used. NEW! Ability to teach Chapters 8 and 9 without using Solver .  For faculty that wants to continue using Solver, all material in the chapters has been even more tightly linked to the associated spreadsheets. REVISED! Easier-to-follow topic flow. Given the more advanced concepts covered in Chapter 13, we have redesigned the workflow to make the material easier to understand. Provide Up-to-Date Information. NEW! Discussion of the Mumbai dabbawalas, a responsive distribution network, has been added to Chapter 14. REVISED! An enhanced discussion of successful third parties is included in Chapter 15 as well as the impact of incentives and the sharing of risk and reward in the supply chain. REVISED! Chapter A: Information Technology in a Supply Chain (Chapter 17 from the Fifth Edition) has been updated and placed online at www.pearsonhighered.com/chopra. REVISED! A new section related to the pricing of sustainability has been added to Chapter 17 . New to This Edition.  Mini-cases and exercises added throughout the book. New cases appear in Chapters 2, 8, 9, 11, 13, 14, and 16, with a particular focus on bringing in global examples. Information in other cases has been updated to reflect current conditions. Additional exercises added to Chapters 11 and 12. Spreadsheets that students can use to understand concepts.

These spreadsheets are referred to in the book and allow the student to try different “what-if” analyses. They are available at www.pearsonhighered.com/chopra along with basic guidance on how they may be used. Ability to teach Chapters 8 and 9 without using Solver . For faculty that wants to continue using Solver, all material in the chapters has been even more tightly linked to the associated spreadsheets. Discussion of the Mumbai dabbawalas, a responsive distribution network, has been added to Chapter 14. Table of Contents. PART I: BUILDING A STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK TO ANALYZE SUPPLY CHAINS. 1. Understanding the Supply Chain. 2. Supply Chain Performance: Achieving Strategic Fit and Scope. 3. Supply Chain Drivers and Metrics. PART II: DESIGNING THE SUPPLY CHAIN NETWORK. 4. Designing Distribution Networks and Applications to Online Sales. 5. Network Design in the Supply Chain. 6. Designing Global Supply Chain Networks. PART III: PLANNING AND COORDINATING DEMAND AND SUPPLY IN A SUPPLY CHAIN. 7. Demand Forecasting in a Supply Chain. 8. Aggregate Planning in a Supply Chain. 9. Sales and Operations Planning: Planning Supply and Demand in a Supply Chain. 10. Coordination in a Supply Chain. PART IV: PLANNING AND MANAGING INVENTORIES IN A SUPPLY CHAIN. 11. Managing Economies of Scale in a Supply Chain: Cycle Inventory. 12. Managing Uncertainty in a Supply Chain: Safety Inventory. 13. Determining the Optimal Level of Product Availability. PART V: DESIGNING AND PLANNING TRANSPORTATION NETWORKS. 14. Transportation in a Supply Chain. PART VI: MANAGING CROSS-FUNCTIONAL DRIVERS IN A SUPPLY CHAIN. 15. Sourcing Decisions in a Supply Chain. 16. Pricing and Revenue Management in a Supply Chain. 17. Sustainability and the Supply Chain. PART VII: ONLINE CHAPTER. A. Information Technology in a Supply Chain.