Achieve best practices in supply chain management Much is being written about global supply chain and sourcing options emerging in today's marketplace. Transforming supply chain management to achieve operations excellence is a mandate for many companies globally. Supply Chain Transformation walks you through this potentially difficult process and gets you started on the journey. Much more than just a how-to book, it's a why-to book that is as compelling for any business person as it is for supply chain management professionals. This book provides an invaluable road map to companies looking to transform their supply chains and organizations to achieve best practice results, beginning with guidance on how to make the case for change. Change is inevitable; growth is optional. * Includes real world cases and illustrations * Offers a step-by-step road map to transforming your supply chain * Explains how to obtain "senior management" commitment to transformation * Covers sourcing, production, and logistics process integration points with product development, marketing, sales, and finance processes as well as emerging technologies (RFID, Cloud computing, telematics, ERP, GPS/LBS & others) One of the biggest hurdles to supply chain transformation is overcoming a culture that is resistant to change. Supply Chain Transformation helps you understand the cultural resistance and evaluate where change is needed most, and then develop the game plan for overcoming resistance to achieve best practice results.
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RICHARD J. SHERMAN is an internationally recognized writer, researcher, and speaker on trends and issues in logistics, supply chain management, technology, marketing, and organizational change. He is currently serving as Director of Strategic Development for the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) and President of Gold & Domas Research, serving corporate members worldwide. As a research director, he successfully launched the supply chain management advisory services for AMR Research and was a leading member of the team that developed the SCOR model and founded the Supply Chain Council. He is a frequent contributor of articles related to logistics and supply chain management, and speaks at conferences, symposiums, and universities.
Klappentext
Achieve best practices in supply chain management
Much is being written about global supply chain and sourcing
options emerging in today's marketplace. Transforming supply chain
management to achieve operations excellence is a mandate for many
companies globally. Supply Chain Transformation walks you
through this potentially difficult process and gets you started on
the journey. Much more than just a how-to book, it's a why-to book
that is as compelling for any business person as it is for supply
chain management professionals. This book provides an invaluable
road map to companies looking to transform their supply chains and
organizations to achieve best practice results, beginning with
guidance on how to make the case for change. Change is inevitable;
growth is optional.
* Includes real world cases and illustrations
* Offers a step-by-step road map to transforming your supply
chain
* Explains how to obtain "senior management" commitment to
transformation
* Covers sourcing, production, and logistics process integration
points with product development, marketing, sales, and finance
processes as well as emerging technologies (RFID, Cloud computing,
telematics, ERP, GPS/LBS & others)
One of the biggest hurdles to supply chain transformation is
overcoming a culture that is resistant to change. Supply Chain
Transformation helps you understand the cultural resistance and
evaluate where change is needed most, and then develop the game
plan for overcoming resistance to achieve best practice
results.
Zusammenfassung
Achieve best practices in supply chain management
Much is being written about global supply chain and sourcing options emerging in today's marketplace. Transforming supply chain management to achieve operations excellence is a mandate for many companies globally. Supply Chain Transformation walks you through this potentially difficult process and gets you started on the journey. Much more than just a how-to book, it's a why-to book that is as compelling for any business person as it is for supply chain management professionals. This book provides an invaluable road map to companies looking to transform their supply chains and organizations to achieve best practice results, beginning with guidance on how to make the case for change. Change is inevitable; growth is optional.
- Includes real world cases and illustrations
- Offers a step-by-step road map to transforming your supply chain
- Explains how to obtain "senior management" commitment to transformation
- Covers sourcing, production, and logistics process integration points with product development, marketing, sales, and finance processes as well as emerging technologies (RFID, Cloud computing, telematics, ERP, GPS/LBS & others)
One of the biggest hurdles to supply chain transformation is overcoming a culture that is resistant to change. Supply Chain Transformation helps you understand the cultural resistance and evaluate where change is needed most, and then develop the game plan for overcoming resistance to achieve best practice results.
Inhalt
Foreword xi
Preface xiii
Acknowledgments xvii
Chapter 1: Change is Inevitable, Growth is Optional 1
Globalization Changes the Game 3
Paradigms Drive Organizational Behavior and Culture 5
Assessing Your Company's Culture 7
Levels of Cultural Maturity 9
Building a Case for Change 14
Paradigms Can Encourage or Constrain Innovation 16
Notes 18
Chapter 2: Putting the Business in Perspective 19
Defining and Understanding Business Objectives 21
Defining the Business within the Context of the Market 24
Developing Your Vision 25
Adding SWOT Analysis Puts the Business in Perspective 29
Principle of Creative Tension 32
Notes 34
Chapter 3: Market Drivers and the Dynamics of Change 35
Supply Chain is Marketing: A Tool for Analyzing the Market Environment Impacting the Supply Chain 38
Scanning the Market Environment for Drivers of Change 40
Systems Thinking: Your Strategy for Managing in a Changing Market 43
Notes 52
Chapter 4: Business Structures are the Levers of Change 53
You Can't Break Down the Silos: Collaboration is the Key 54
Understanding the Business Structures and Processes That Govern the Behavior of the Organization 57
Vertical and Horizontal Business Structures and Drivers 58
Everything That Gets Done Gets Done through a Process . . .Business Process Management 60
Chapter 5: If You're Driven by Demand, You're Probably Being Driven Crazy 69
What are the Demand Creation Structure Process Types? 73
Demand Creation Processes Impact Demand Fulfillment Behavior Dramatically 76
Guess What? The Forecast is Wrong, Deal with It 79
Forecasting is as Much about Art as It is about Science 82
Event-Driven Forecasting is a Best Practice Imperative 84
Extend Collaborative Processes to the Customer (and Supplier) 86
Note 89
Chapter 6: Supply Chain Management: A Pipeline of Opportunity 91
Understanding the Demand Fulfillment Structure 92
Major Operating Functions of the Demand Fulfillment Structure: Procurement, Production, and Logistics 94
Lean Six Sigma is Not an OptionIt's a Requirement 99
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