Supply Chain and Logistics Management: An Integrated Approach by Rajat Baisya Pa

Description: Supply Chain and Logistics Management by Rajat Baisya This textbook discusses supply chain management and provides comprehensive overview of all the key activities and issues of supply chain and logistics functions as an integrated discipline. FORMAT Paperback CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description This textbook discusses supply chain management and provides a comprehensive overview of all the key activities and issues of supply chain and logistics functions as an integrated discipline.Taking a comprehensive approach, it reviews end-to-end supply chain management from procurement to production to warehousing, distribution and customer service. It explores how each interface can be managed with the ultimate objective of providing superior customer experience to ensure satisfaction at the least cost while delivering incremental value in a competitive environment.This volume:Guides on designing effective development and management of the supply chain network, which is an invaluable source of sustainable, competitive advantage in todays turbulent global marketplaceExamines the complexities and challenges of catering to the flexible and fluctuating customer demand, warehousing, channel distribution and transportation, global logistics value chain management, and performance managementDiscusses short practical cases to explain the decision-making process with respect to manufacturing decisions and inventory for efficient working capital management, both of which are critical for supply chain performanceExplores performance management matrix, maturity models and so onThis book will be useful to students, researchers and faculty from the fields of business management, supply chain and logistics management, and mechanical and civil engineering. It will also be an invaluable companion to consultants and business executives working in the field of supply chain and logistics. Author Biography Rajat K Baisya, Professor and Head (Retired), Department of Management Studies, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, is an internationally acclaimed management consultant and academician. Prior to this, he was President and CEO of Emami Group of Companies and Vice President-Business Development of Reckitt Benckiser. He served as Director on the board of Public Sector Undertakings and MNCs. He brings in unique experience from academics, industry and entrepreneurs. Professor Baisya is Chairman and Managing Director of Strategic Consulting Group Pvt Ltd, President of Project & Technology Management Foundation, a Fellow of the World Academy of Productivity Sciences (Canada) and an Academic Fellow of the International Council of Management Consulting Institutes (ICMCI). Table of Contents Lists of FiguresList of Tables Foreword Preface Acknowledgements List of Abbreviations About the Author 1 Understanding the Supply Chain: The Core Concepts 2 Evolution of Integrated Supply Chain and Logistics Management 3 Demand Estimation in a Supply Chain 4 Warehousing and Distribution Management: Complexity and Challenges 5 Managing Inventory for Satisfying Customer Demand 6 Transportation 7 Total Logistics Cost Management for Competitive Advantage 8 Sustainable Transport Logistics and Supply Chain 9 Global Logistics Value Chain Management10 Sourcing Decision in Global Supply Chain Management 11 Supply Chain Performance Management 12 Benchmarking Supply Chain Performance Index Review The performance of supply chain management determines the performance of the corporation itself. In retail and wholesale industries, the effectiveness of supply chain and logistics management holds the key to provide competitive advantage. This book addresses the core issues and helps the students and practitioners to take an integrated view of supply chain management areas of making decisions in a business. The book deals with global supply chain and performance management for developing a sustainable and competitive supply chain in a highly dynamic and unpredictable business environment, and discusses the subject taking many practical examples and cases to provide the key insights. I am happy to see that Dr Rajat K Baisya, who has helped us in setting up our Indian operation, has written a book on this important subject which is expected to be extremely useful for the students, researchers and professionals. I am happy to recommend this book.Charles Wilson, Former Chief Executive Officer, Booker – Tesco PLC, UKIt is refreshing to see an interesting book on supply chain and logistics management by Professor Baisya, who has established himself as a management educator, corporate consultant and wonderful trainer, besides a writer of substance. In this book, Professor Baisya has innovatively combined his field research and corporate experience in giving a unique perspective to SCM and logistics. Pedagogically rich, the book includes many short real-life cases, sections on benchmarking supply chain, sustainable SCM and decision criteria to resolve key issues in managing complexity in distribution management. The book also highlights performance management issues in the supply chain. Looking at the emerging global scenario, there is a chapter on "Global Logistics Value Chain Management", which is highly contemporary and relevant to the theme of the book. I am sure the book will provide a good companion to those who are in search of innovative and real-life practices, to improve the bottom line.Dr S. G. Deshmukh, Former Director, Atal Bihari Vajpayee Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management, Gwalior, India; Professor of SCM, Department of Mechanical Engineering, IIT Delhi, Delhi, IndiaSupply chain management is one of the most important functions that offers the opportunities for cost competitiveness in businesses to be efficient and effective in delivering organizational performance. But that requires engaging every member in the chain to collaborate to deliver the end objective and constantly improving upon it using technology to be globally competitive. Professor Rajat K Baisya with his excellent academic as well as very rich industrial background as a practitioner has beautifully combined SCM and logistics and discussed in this new book with cases and illustrations to drive the latest concepts on the subject. The book will be a rich resource for the practitioners, researchers and students of SCM.Bojan Rosi, Professor of Supply Chain Management, Faculty of Logistics, University of Maribor, Maribor, Slovenia Details ISBN1032744014 Author Rajat Baisya Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd Year 2024 ISBN-13 9781032744018 Format Paperback Publication Date 2024-04-09 Imprint Routledge India Subtitle An Integrated Approach Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom Alternative 9781032603599 Illustrations 31 Tables, black and white; 33 Line drawings, black and white; 1 Halftones, black and white; 34 Illustrations, black and white Audience Tertiary & Higher Education UK Release Date 2024-04-09 DEWEY 658.7 Pages 320 ISBN-10 1032744014 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:159793343;

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