Supply Chain Management: The Basics and Beyond (Resource Management) [Hardcover]

William C. Copacino (Author)

Book Description

Series: Resource Management | Publication Date: April 3, 1997

From one of the world's leading consultants, authors and practitioners in the area of supply chain management comes the most extensive coverage of the subject to date. Bringing more than 18 years of experience in logistics, manufacturing, purchasing, customer service, and supply chain management in a wide variety of industries, William Copacino offers his unique insight and recommendations in Supply Chain Management.
This important book provides an overview of all areas of supply chain management in a concise yet informative style. Any busy executive or manager looking to deepen his or her understanding of supply chain management will find this efficient reading.
Ideal for manufacturers, service companies, suppliers, distributors and retailers in consumer product, electronic, automotive, pharmaceutical and medical product industries. Provides strategies, tools and techniques for both executives and managers in production, purchasing, inventory control, customer service, distribution and accounting. Academicians will find it fits the growing needs of students studying business and especially production/operations management.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 224 pages
• Publisher: CRC Press; 1 edition (April 3, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1574440748
• ISBN-13: 978-1574440744
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.3 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,026,977 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good Compilation of thoughts on Supply Chain, September 3, 1998

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Venkat Manthripragada (Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh India) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Supply Chain Management: The Basics and Beyond (Resource Management) (Hardcover)

This is a Compilation of good articles. It gives an idea about Supply Chain thoughts developed over a period of time. We cannot see all articles connected and establish a chain of thoughts because it seems a book was not planned when the author was writing these articles. However,Very good book for knowing the fundamental concepts of supply chain.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars basic and introductory, a mix of articles on logistics, February 9, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Supply Chain Management: The Basics and Beyond (Resource Management) (Hardcover)

Gives a rough idea on supply chain management.Fails to elaborate on he subject, sometimes no link between one article to other. The author has the ability to explain very well. Better to take some leading journal articles for discussion.

2.0 out of 5 stars A series of articles does not make a book., August 5, 1998

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donald a wolf (Atlanta, GA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Supply Chain Management: The Basics and Beyond (Resource Management) (Hardcover)

I was disappointed. Make sure you understand that this book is a compilation of a series of articles that appeared from mid-1980 to mid-1990. Two problems arise: 1) Since each article is brief, there is no depth to the subject matter, and 2) though a valiant attempt was made to organize the articles into logical chapters and categories, the truth-of-the-matter is that the flow of information from one article to another can be disjointed and difficult to follow. With all due respect, the author points this out in his Introduction, but alas, I had already purchased the book.