Supply Chain Management
Includes 16 Titles

Supply Chain Management

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The rapid pace of technology has forced researchers to develop innovative techniques for handling new challenges in supply chain systems. This exciting book bundle includes 16 scholarly titles covering topics on computational intelligence, customer relationship management, decision support systems, digital signal processing, distribution management, enterprise information systems, and much more. It is a valuable resource for academicians and practitioners keen on streamlining the flow of both information and materials across supply chains.
Release date: December 1, 2011
ISBN13: 9781613504253|EISBN13: 9781613504246

Description

Given the fast-paced nature of today’s global economy, organizations must manufacture products more effectively and efficiently than ever before in order to stay ahead of the competition.

The Supply Chain Management book bundle is a specialized reference compilation that explores ways in which organizations can streamline their manufacturing systems. This valuable set of titles includes 16 scholarly titles focusing on computational intelligence, customer relationship management, decision support systems, digital signal processing, distribution management, and enterprise information systems. These titles represent IGI Global’s unique coverage of the impact and effective use of technology in the fields of business technologies and operations management.

Topics Covered

  • Electronic Services & Service Science
  • Supply Chain Management

Books Included in this Collection

Supply Chain Innovation for Competing in Highly Dynamic Markets: Challenges and Solutions
Supply Chain Innovation for Competing in Highly Dynamic Markets: Challenges and Solutions
Pietro Evangelista (IRAT-CNR and University of Naples Federico II, Italy), Alan McKinnon (Heriot-Watt University, UK), Edward Sweeney (Dublin Institue of Technology, Ireland), Emilio Esposito (University of Naples Fedeico II, Italy). © 2012. 350 pages.
Rapid changes in technological development are forcing businesses to continuously innovate to improve their competitiveness, which is particularly evident in logistics and supply chain management (SCM), where innovation impacts both the strategic and operational levels. Supply Chain Innovation for...
Fashion Supply Chain Management: Industry and Business Analysis
Fashion Supply Chain Management: Industry and Business Analysis
Tsan-Ming Choi (The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong). © 2012. 392 pages.
Fashion Supply Chain Management (FSCM) is an important topic in the modern fashion industry. In addition to the traditional functions of logistics management in fashion companies, which include inventory management, transportation management, and facility control, FSCM places a strong emphasis on...
Relief Supply Chain Management for Disasters: Humanitarian, Aid and Emergency Logistics
Relief Supply Chain Management for Disasters: Humanitarian, Aid and Emergency Logistics
Gyöngyi Kovács (Hanken School of Economics, Finland), Karen M. Spens (Hanken School of Economics, Finland). © 2012. 253 pages.
Relief supply chains are the most agile and dynamic supply chains, yet research in this area of supply chain management (SCM) is limited. Relief Supply Chain Management for Disasters: Humanitarian, Aid and Emergency Logistics furthers the scholarly understanding of SCM in disaster relief. Recent...
Operations Management Research and Cellular Manufacturing Systems: Innovative Methods and Approaches
Operations Management Research and Cellular Manufacturing Systems: Innovative Methods and Approaches
Vladimir Modrák (Technical University of Kosice, Slovakia), R. Sudhakara Pandian (Kalasalingam University, India). © 2012. 368 pages.
Traditional manufacturing systems are no longer able to satisfy new requirements introduced by increasingly global markets, resulting in the need for automated industries with high performance manufacturing systems. The integration between design and manufacturing and utilization of new production...
Managing Global Supply Chain Relationships: Operations, Strategies and Practices
Managing Global Supply Chain Relationships: Operations, Strategies and Practices
Barbara Flynn (Indiana University, USA), Michiya Morita (Gakashuin University, Japan), Jose Machuca (Universidad de Sevilla, Spain). © 2011. 434 pages.
Recent news events related to quality in global supply chains have called attention to the need for more research on supply chains that operate in a global context. Indeed, it would be difficult to find a supply chain that does not cut across national boundaries at some point. The presence of global...
Supply Chain Optimization, Management and Integration: Emerging Applications
Supply Chain Optimization, Management and Integration: Emerging Applications
John Wang (Montclair State University, USA). © 2011. 418 pages.
Our rapidly changing world has forced business practitioners, in corporation with academic researchers, to respond quickly and develop effective solution methodologies and techniques to handle new challenges in supply chain systems. Supply Chain Optimization, Management and Integration: Emerging...
Supply Chain Optimization, Design, and Management: Advances and Intelligent Methods
Supply Chain Optimization, Design, and Management: Advances and Intelligent Methods
Ioannis Minis (University of the Aegean, Greece), Vasileios Zeimpekis (University of the Aegean, Greece), Georgios Dounias (University of the Aegean, Greece), Nicholas Ampazis (University of the Aegean, Greece). © 2011. 338 pages.
Computational Intelligence (CI) is a term corresponding to a new generation of algorithmic methodologies in artificial intelligence, which combines elements of learning, adaptation, evolution and approximate (fuzzy) reasoning to create programs that can be considered intelligent. Supply Chain...
Innovations in Supply Chain Management for Information Systems: Novel Approaches
Innovations in Supply Chain Management for Information Systems: Novel Approaches
John Wang (Montclair State University, USA). © 2010. 424 pages.
The intersection of supply chain management and e-business information systems is a significant topic for the modern business world as understanding which technologies will most effectively enable innovative practices is a key management competency. Innovations in Supply Chain Management for...
Web-Based Supply Chain Management and Digital Signal Processing: Methods for Effective Information Administration and Transmission
Web-Based Supply Chain Management and Digital Signal Processing: Methods for Effective Information Administration and Transmission
Manjunath Ramachandra (MSR School of Advanced Studies, India). © 2010. 316 pages.
Digital signal processing is now a growing area of study invading all walks of organizational life, from consumer products to database management. Web-Based Supply Chain Management and Digital Signal Processing: Methods for Effective Information Administration and Transmission presents trends and...
Intelligent Systems in Operations: Methods, Models and Applications in the Supply Chain
Intelligent Systems in Operations: Methods, Models and Applications in the Supply Chain
Barin Nag (Towson University, USA). © 2010. 386 pages.
Artificial Intelligence and other Intelligent Systems heavily contribute to evolution and growth in the field of Operations Management. Intelligent Systems in Operations: Models, Methods, and Applications introduces current and original research in intelligent systems and methodologies. This book...
Life Cycle Management in Supply Chains: Identifying Innovations Through the Case of the VCR
Life Cycle Management in Supply Chains: Identifying Innovations Through the Case of the VCR
Toru Higuchi (Sakushingakuin University, Japan), Marvin Troutt (Kent State University, USA). © 2008. 362 pages.
As the supply chain is the major arena for competition in modern business, and at each stage in the industrial life cycle it is necessary to adjust the management of the supply chain to remain competitive, there is a growing demand for authoritative research to clarify the supply chain structure and...
E-Supply Chain Technologies and Management
E-Supply Chain Technologies and Management
Qingyu Zhang (Arkansas State University, USA). © 2007. 312 pages.
E-supply chain is the use of information technology, electronic means, or cyberspace to bring together widely dispersed suppliers and buyers, to enhance coordination and knowledge sharing, and to manage upstream and downstream value chain channels. E-Supply Chain Technologies and Management offers the...
Supply Chain Management: Issues in the New Era of Collaboration and Competition
Supply Chain Management: Issues in the New Era of Collaboration and Competition
William Yu Chung Wang (University of South Australia, Australia), Michael S. H. Heng (Universitas 21 Global, Singapore), Patrick Y. K. Chau (The University of Hong Kong - School of Business, Hong Kong). © 2007. 428 pages.
The e-business environment has brought about a new kind of competition. Instead of the traditional mode of firms competing against firms, we now have supply chains competing against supply chains. Supply Chain Management: Issues in the New Era of Collaboration and Competition examines this new business...
Global Integrated Supply Chain Systems
Global Integrated Supply Chain Systems
Yi-Chen Lan (University of Western Sydney, Australia), Bhuvan Unhelkar (University of Western Sydney, Australia). © 2006. 349 pages.
Global Integrated Supply Chain Systems assimilates the principal views from international authors, who provide a combination of industrial experience and scholarly research, in the area of supply chain systems. This book discusses the business and technical reasons for integrating supply chain systems...
Purchasing and Supply Chain Management: Strategies and Realities
Purchasing and Supply Chain Management: Strategies and Realities
Michael Quayle (University of Glamorgan, UK). © 2006. 360 pages.
Through case studies and practical examples, Purchasing and Supply Chain Management: Strategies and Realities illustrates how organizations worldwide can apply strategies for supply chain implementation. This book shows readers how to develop a supply chain strategy and implementation plan and use it...
Successful Strategies in Supply Chain Management
Successful Strategies in Supply Chain Management
Chin-Kin Chan (The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong), H.W.J Lee (The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong). © 2005. 258 pages.
In light of today's fast paced, globalized economy, there is an increasing need for organizations to produce products and utilize resources more effectively and efficiently. Moreover, the Information Age we are living in makes it almost impossible for any organization to stick to the traditional...