Supply Chain Innovation

Description

Supply Chain Innovation is aimed at students in undergraduate and graduate courses in supply chain management. Collaborative planning, e-fulfillment, outsourcing, social media and cloud computing, technological developments and automation all have an impact on supply chain and operations management. Renewable energy and modal shifts in distribution will change the urban landscape. This poses challenges for supply chain partners and stakeholders, including educational institutes. This book contributes to fi nding innovative supply chain solutions. The book is written from a business perspective and starts by explaining how organizations can live up to their corporate and social responsibility and develop a mission to serve people, planet and profi t. The following chapters deal with planning, quality and process management, and the individual processes in the supply chain. The final chapter looks at the future and, more specifi cally, at innovation in the supply chain. This second edition has been completely r