Supply Chain Management For Dummies

Introduction 1 Part 1: Getting Started with Supply Chain Management 5 Chapter 1: The Growing Demand for Supply Chain Management 7 Chapter 2: Seeing Supply Chains from Different Perspectives 19 Chapter 3: Evaluating Your Supply Chain Strategy 31 Part 2: Managing Supply Chain Processes 47 Chapter 4: Connecting Supply Chain Processes 49 Chapter 5: Planning the Supply Chain 57 Chapter 6: Sourcing, Purchasing, and Procurement 69 Chapter 7: Making Your Products or Services 87 Chapter 8: Delivering Your Products or Services 105 Chapter 9: Managing Product Returns and Reverse Supply Chains 131 Chapter 10: Enabling Your Supply Chain 139 Part 3: Using Technology to Manage Supply Chains 157 Chapter 11: Selecting Supply Chain Software 159 Chapter 12: Integrating Advanced Manufacturing into Your Supply Chain 181 Chapter 13: Managing Digital Transformation in Supply Chains 193 Chapter 14: Adopting Supply Chain Metrics 209 Chapter 15: Building Supply Chain Analytics 225 Part 4: Driving Value with Supply Chain Management 243 Chapter 16: Improving Your Supply Chain Processes 245 Chapter 17: Optimizing Your Supply Chain 265 Chapter 18: Improving Supply Chain Resilience 283 Chapter 19: Boosting Supply Chain Sustainability 299 Part 5: Building Your Supply Chain Management Career 311 Chapter 20: Selecting a Supply Chain Career 313 Chapter 21: Pursuing Supply Chain Education 329 Part 6: The Part of Tens 349 Chapter 22: Ten Questions to Ask about Your Supply Chain 351 Index 359

Daniel Stanton, aka "Mr. Supply Chain," is an executive, entrepreneur, and educator who helps companies improve the management of their supply chains. He teaches supply chain management at Bradley University and the University of Arkanas, and is a researcher at Cranfield University. Stanton is the author of the previous editions of Supply Chain Management For Dummies.