Improving supply chain efficiency, especially in an unsettled
business climate, requires that managers go beyond doing business
as usual. They must apply inspiration and perspiration in a
structured, collaborative, and measurable approach that blends
project management with supply chain management knowledge and
practice.
Supply Chain Project Management, Second Edition offers the
supply chain practitioners and project managers of today with a
fully updated guide for implementing strategic supply chain
improvements. It covers how to implement project management best
practices in ways that will encourage continual improvement of the
supply chain. Focusing on improving competitiveness, the book
describes the benefit of applying proven project management skills
to improve collaboration and communication among one's own company
and its suppliers and customers. It explains how to achieve
company-wide agreement for developing and directing strategies that
will lower risk in undertaking difficult supply chain change.
Exceptionally well-organized to provide quick reference, as well
as in-depth background where needed, this comprehensive work:
- Covers SCM execution and the foundation concepts relevant to
the current international business climate, describing the
challenges managers face and the skills needed to deal with ongoing
change
- Explores the ways supply chain and supply chain management
might be defined, offering multiple viewpoints and definitions from
supply chain and project management perspectives
- Details effective SCM project processes, offering the tools and
project templates needed to implement change
A highly respected authority on supply chain implementation and
management, James Ayers is a member of the Project Management
Institute and the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals.
Offering a unique perspective, augmented by anecdotes garnered from
his years of experience, this book goes beyond conventional tools
and methods to help managers tap the creative inspiration needed to
distinguish their organization in these highly fluid and
competitive times.
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