Introduction to e-Supply Chain Management: Engaging Technology to Build Market-Winning Business Partnerships (Resource Management) [Hardcover]

David Frederick Ross (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 1574443240 | ISBN-13: 978-1574443240 | Publication Date: December 17, 2002 | Edition: 1

In the quest to remove supply channel costs, streamline channel communications, and link customers to the value-added resources found along the supply chain continuum, Supply Chain Management (SCM) has emerged as a tactical operations tool. The first book to completely define the architecture of the merger of SCM and the Internet, Introduction to e-Supply Chain Management: Engaging Technology to Build Market-Winning Business Partnerships shows you how to exploit this merger and gain an unbeatable competitive advantage.

The tightening of the economy and heavier restrictions and security measures placed on channel flows have rendered access to real-time, accurate supply chain information more critical than ever. Connectivity, messaging, and collaboration have become today's foremost buzzwords, as companies compete for survival in an environment where cycle times and permissable margins of error continue to shrink. Introduction to e-Supply Chain Management explores the concepts, techniques, and vocabulary of the convergence of SCM and the Internet so that companies can move beyond merely surviving and thrive in today's competitive marketplace.

Editorial Reviews

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This is a timely book, coming as it does after the bursting of the dotcom bubble that deflected much of the massive investment needed to in both international and company infrastructure to make e-SCM possible.
- SupplyManagement June 2003

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 384 pages
• Publisher: CRC Press; 1 edition (December 17, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1574443240
• ISBN-13: 978-1574443240
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.9 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,179,733 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

A recognized Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and Supply Chain Management (SCM) industry expert, I began my career in manufacturing and distribution. During this time, I held corporate and operations roles at McMaster-Carr Supply Company and Illinois Tool Works. For the past twenty-two years I have been in the ERP industry working at Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC), SSA, DataWorks, Intentia, and Lawson Software. Of those years, eight were spent in ERP solutions consulting. For the past twelve years I have focused on ERP/SCM education program management, internal professional development, e-learning tools development, and education program administration. Currently I am Senior Manager - Professional Development for APICS - The Association for Operations Management.

I hold a PhD degree from the University of Chicago. I am an active member of APICS and was an instructor for many years in the Chicago APICS Chapter CPIM certification education program. I have been a frequent speaker at a variety of industry conferences such as APICS, Microsoft, BrainStorm, Beverage Technology, Logistics & Supply Chain Summit, and others, and am a sought after expert by industry media and analysts. My comments have appeared in such sources as CNN Money, the Boston Globe, DC Velocity, Manufacturing Business Technology, The Manufacturer, In MFG, and Global Logistics and Supply Chain Management. I am also an Adjunct Professor of operations and supply chain management at Elmhurst College and currently hold the position of Lecturer of Managerial Economics and Decision Sciences on the faculty of Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management where I teach supply chain management.

I have published many articles and white papers. I have published five books in logistics and supply chain management. My first book, Distribution Planning and Control (Spencer, 1996), is used by many universities in their logistics and supply chain management curriculums and is a foundation book for APICS's Certified in Production and Inventory Management (CPIM) and Certified Supply Chain Professional (CSCP) programs. A second edition was published in January 2004 and is on APICS's "best seller" list. My second book, Competing Through Supply Chain Management (Spencer, 1998) was one of the first critical texts on the science of supply chain management. My third book, Introduction to e-Supply Chain Management (CRC Press, 2003) merged the concepts of e-business and supply chain management. This book has been adopted as a cornerstone text for APICS's Certified Supply Chain Professional (CSCP) program. My fourth book, The Intimate Supply Chain: Leveraging the Supply Chain to Manage the Customer Experience (CRC Press, June, 2008), explores how supply chains can be constructed to provide total value to the customer. Finally, my most recent book, Introduction to Supply Chain Management Technologies is in the hands of the publisher (CRC Press) and will be released later this year.

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3.0 out of 5 stars Good Content, Dense Reading, July 13, 2010

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This review is from: Introduction to e-Supply Chain Management: Engaging Technology to Build Market-Winning Business Partnerships (Resource Management) (Hardcover)

I began using this as a resource for a professional exam I will take, and I'm glad I did. The information is good and the ideas of the book were prophetic and many companies still haven't entered the e-SCM that this book describes.

I would not recommend this book to anyone who does not have a VERY firm grasp on the entire Supply Chain Management lexicon. The reading is extremely dense and the text seems like a vague version of a college textbook. There are not nearly enough bullet points and illustrations for my tastes.

All in all, its an OK book, but the costs is not worth it. I prefer books that are more easy to understand, especially when the content is as important to my career as the future of SCM.