Companies all over the world are utilizing supply chain management to develop a competitive edge. Rich in case studies, Charles Poirier's book takes readers through a four-stage process to building an effective supply chain.
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Sustained Competitive Advantage?,
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This review is from: Advanced Supply Chain Management: How to Build a Sustained Competitive Advantage (Hardcover)
Peter Senge wrote "the only sustainable competitive advantage is to learn faster than your competition." Hmmm, makes sense.Unfortunately in this book, the author is into buzzwords. The author does not explain how to build a sustained competitive advantage. But then again you already know that is not possible. Yes, you can have a competitive advantage in your supply chain - the problem is there is no reason that your competitors can't do the same thing ... so what is sustained? Just some more jive to take advantage of logistics concepts that are as old as Napoleon's army.
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Buzzwords,
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This review is from: Advanced Supply Chain Management: How to Build a Sustained Competitive Advantage (Hardcover)
As Theodore Levitt observed "man lives not by bread alone but mostly by buzzwords". Little substance here. Like many books of its type would have been much better if it was 1000% shorter.
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Tons of Theory & Buzzwords, Zero practical application,
By janimal "evil7anonymousreviewer" (Silicon Valley) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Advanced Supply Chain Management: How to Build a Sustained Competitive Advantage (Hardcover)
Lots of talk about "mushroom-shaped business models" and "value constellations", and maybe 1 good framework that is useful (the phases of supply chain efforts).Everything worthwhile is in the first couple of chapters - after that it devolves into hypothetical mumbo-jumbo without a supporting case study in sight. Great if you want to examine the possibilities, but it smacked of the late-90's "any business model is possible" thinking. Lots of stuff like "in the future, businesses will have to choose who in their supply chain will do all the purchasing for every company, and share costs and revenues". It sounded a lot like Marx's "from each according to his ability, to each according to his need." I was looking for practical advice on how to move my company forward. I wasted 2 five-hour flights reading this.
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Supply chain management has emerged as one of the most powerful business improvement tools available today. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
value chain constellation, supply chain improvement efforts, chain constellations, glass pipeline, profitable revenue growth, nucleus firm, constellation partners, supply chain evolution, supply chain excellence, internal excellence, mutual resources, supply chain improvements, nucleus unit, supply chain optimization, supply chain performance, profitable revenues, network advantage Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Sara Lee, Action Midlevel Expanded Total, Alliances Supplier Best, Benefits Leveraged Prioritized Best, Focus Inventory, Guidance Cost, Interenterprise Global, Model None Supply, Process Advanced Demand-supply, Process Forecasting, Sun Microsystems, Tools Teaming, Training Team Leadership Partnering Network, Office Depot New!
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value chain constellation, supply chain improvement efforts, chain constellations, glass pipeline, profitable revenue growth, nucleus firm, constellation partners, supply chain evolution, supply chain excellence, internal excellence, mutual resources, supply chain improvements, nucleus unit, supply chain optimization, supply chain performance, profitable revenues, network advantage Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Sara Lee, Action Midlevel Expanded Total, Alliances Supplier Best, Benefits Leveraged Prioritized Best, Focus Inventory, Guidance Cost, Interenterprise Global, Model None Supply, Process Advanced Demand-supply, Process Forecasting, Sun Microsystems, Tools Teaming, Training Team Leadership Partnering Network, Office Depot New!
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- Avoiding the Pitfalls of Total Quality by Charles C. Poirier in Front Matter, and Back Matter
- E-Supply Chain: Using the Internet to Revoltionize Your Business: How Market Leaders Focus Their Entire Organization to Driving Value to Customers by Charles C Poirier in Back Flap
- The Networked Supply Chain: Applying Breakthrough BPM Technology to Meet Relentless Customer Demands by Lynette Ferrara in Front Matter
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