Enterprise Supply Chain Management: Integrating Best in Class Processes [Hardcover]

Vivek Sehgal (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 047046545X | ISBN-13: 978-0470465455 | Publication Date: June 22, 2009 | Edition: 1

Praise for Enterprise Supply Chain Management: Integrating Best-in-Class Processes

"Enterprise Supply Chain Management: Integrating Best-in-Class Processes is a great primer on all things supply chain. This is a must-read for any IT, finance, business, or sales executive working for an organization where supply chain is a strategic discipline."
—David Landau, Vice President, Manhattan Associates

"This book provides a comprehensive mapping of supply chain processes and associated solution architecture. Its clarity and concise language makes it a definite read for anyone with a need to understand the bigger picture on supply chain management solutions and best practices. Equally suited for supply chain managers, IT managers, architects, and students looking forward to a career in supply chain management."
—Yasser Alkazzaz, Senior Vice President of Supply Chain, Hatch Corporation (Canada)

"Easily the best book for the practitioners who must understand the overall scope of supply chain functions, technology, and its impact on finance in an enterprise, without the need to get into the algorithms behind the supply chain solutions. The appendix on potential evolution of a green supply chain is thought-provoking for those pioneering carbon-aware supply chains."
—Pervinder Joharformer, CTO and Executive Vice President, Manhattan Associates

"Great book and especially relevant in these times when reducing expenses is vital given the current economic times. The book clearly explains how implementing the correct supply chain processes can help you to achieve your cost-reduction goals; and if you are someone whose job depends on achieving these goals, this is for you."
—Henry Blum, Manager, Logistics Applications, Inc.

Find out how your supply chain processes fit into your company's big picture—using best-in-class processes

Clearly written and foundational in approach, this book builds on fundamental concepts including:

• Why the heart of your supply chain is the flow of merchandise

• The wide scope of supply chain functions in your enterprise

• Clearly explained industry terms that demystify the jargon

• The financial implications of supply chain management

• The ins and outs of demand and supply planning, transportation, and warehouse management, reverse logistics management, and collaboration

Enterprise Supply Chain Management is filled with an abundance of examples that simplify and cover a wide scope of supply chain functions.

Editorial Reviews

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"Written in a clear, concise and easy to understand fashion, and drawing examples from diverse industry verticals" (Government Opportunities, June 2009)

From the Inside Flap

Is supply chain management all about forecasting? Or is it just a warehousing and transportation function? Demystifying the mystery supply chain management is for many, Enterprise Supply Chain Management: Integrating Best-in-Class Processes offers a comprehensive look at the role of this field within your own organization. Written by industry leader Vivek Sehgal, this book invites you to evaluate your current supply chain practices and leverage its best in class concepts to your own challenges.

Drawing from the author's abundant research and analysis, this resourceful book shows how to manage a supply chain across an enterprise, encompassing technological, financial, procurement, and operational issues. You will find in this book a thoroughly functional view of supply chain, so you can readily understand the meaning of processes and where they fit into your company's big picture.

This essential book covers:

• A primer on supply chain and finance

• Elements of a supply chain model

• The scope of the supply chain

• Demand and supply planning

• Supply chain network design

• Transportation and warehouse management

• Supply chain collaboration

• Reverse logistics management

• Supply chain technology

Whether you are a business manager, an IT manager, or a supply chain student, if you are looking for more of a comprehensive understanding of what each of the supply chain processes in your organization brings to the table and how each functions as part of the whole, Enterprise Supply Chain Management: Integrating Best-in-Class Processes is for you. Immensely functional on all aspects of supply chain management, this guide clearly explains how each process works and the relationships among them, allowing you to start implementing best-in-class approaches in your organization.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 206 pages
• Publisher: Wiley; 1 edition (June 22, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 047046545X
• ISBN-13: 978-0470465455
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.3 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #149,662 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #14 in Books > Business & Investing > Management & Leadership > Distribution & Warehouse Management

More About the Author

VIVEK SEHGAL is Senior Director of Research at Manhattan Associates, the world's foremost supply chain solutions company, with over 1,200 customers,including seventeen of AMR's Top 50 supply chains,and forty-three of the top 100 retailers. Prior to working with Manhattan Associates, Vivek worked for Fortune 20 companies like The Home Depot and GE in various leadership roles in their supply chain technology groups. He is a current member of the Science Advisory Board at Manhattan Associates, working with the industry to define new optimization opportunities in supply chain solutions. He holds a masters degree in Industrial Engineering. His blog is available at www.supplychainmusings.com.

Customer Reviews

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A view from the top and across the entire supply chain..., June 19, 2009

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This review is from: Enterprise Supply Chain Management: Integrating Best in Class Processes (Hardcover)

Rarely do you have the opportunity to see across the entire supply chain but you will need to understand the enterprise before implementing a new process, technology, or simply being effective. This is a great book to learn or brush up on "must know" fundamentals... The author has real-life experience implementing complex solutions and driving change in large organizations. This is a must read if you need to learn about a new supply chain subject area or starting a new business project that touches the supply chain.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars An excellent handbook, December 11, 2009

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Jan Husdal (Molde, Norway) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Enterprise Supply Chain Management: Integrating Best in Class Processes (Hardcover)

Have you ever played SimCity? I used to play it a lot, and maybe that's why I fell for this book, because the cover picture looks exactly like a scene from SimCity. In some ways this book really is very "Sim"-like focusing on the nitty-gritty details of operations and logistics, the flows of ins and outs.

First, the books covers all there is to know about supply chains, it is also an excellent reference, with easy to navigate contents. Second, it contains an index that explains all the acronyms used in the book, e.g. COGS, OUTL, CTP, BOR to mention but a few. Third, there is an appendix on important issues such as ERP, RFID and cross-docking, emerging themes such as green supply chains, commonly used EDI codes and International Commercial Terms. In sum, it is an excellent supply chain handbook.

This is a book written by and for the supply chain industry. Period. It's an excellent book for the professional, but not for the academic. That said, as an academic with little (no) hands-on supply chain experience this is an excellent book for understanding how supply chains work in real life.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding book on supply chain!, June 15, 2009

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R. Hill (Atlanta, GA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Enterprise Supply Chain Management: Integrating Best in Class Processes (Hardcover)

The author has done an absolutely fantastic job in writing this book! The book is written for anyone who wants to understand what the supply chain is and what it can do for your company.

This book is arranged logically, with an introductory chapter followed by the scope of the supply chain. The author continues with three chapters on supply chain planning, then a section on supply chain execution (four chapters), and a final section (two chapters) on supply chain collaboration.

The appendices are extremely useful, covering various supply chain technologies, commonly used EDI codes, and incoterms. This is definitely a "must-have" book for anyone associated with supply chain or anyone who wants to know more the supply chain.