Development of supply chain strategies has become a major growth
industry in its own right; most organizations now see managing
their supply chain as a key strategic issue. The main tenet of this
book is that supply needs to be thought about as a dynamic
strategic process, and not as a bureaucratic business function.
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"Strategic Supply Management: principles, theories and practice"
traces the development of purchasing and supply management from its
origins as a tactical commercial function into a key strategic
business process. Integrating conceptual models, including the
strategic supply wheel, with a host of practical examples, the
authors illuminate the philosophy, concepts and techniques of
supply management. They also contrast the traditional, conventional
concepts of purchasing and supply management with new ideas,
radical concepts, and examples of interesting practice.
Designed to provide a comprehensive course structure for
teaching and studying this wide-ranging and constantly developing
topic, this book guides the reader through the subject with clarity
and logic. Whether used as a course textbook or a source of
reference, students and practitioners will find the authors'
comprehensive overviews of the topics indispensable.
"Cousins et al have drawn from their extensive experience in
industry, and crafted a book that provides deep contextual insights
into why supply chains are the foundation for competitive strategy,
the dynamics that drive economic change, and most importantly, the
importance of relationships as the glue that keeps supply chains
functioning properly. Executives and students will benefit from the
frameworks, examples, and discussions inthis book, which should be
on everyone who has an interest in global competitiveness'
bookshelves."
Rob Handfield
Bank of America University Distinguished Professor of Supply
Chain Management
North Carolina State University
About the Authors
Prof. Paul Cousins is Professor of Operations Management and
CIPS Professor of Supply Chain Management at Manchester Business
School, The University of Manchester, and also Director of the
Supply Chain Management Research Group.
Prof Richard Lamming is Director of the School of Management at
the University of Southampton.
Dr Benn Lawson is a lecturer in operations management at Queen's
University Belfast, and is Visiting Senior Fellow at
ManchesterBusiness School.
Dr Brian Squire is a lecturer in the Decision Sciences and
Operations Management Group at Manchester Business School.
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