Jacoby, David. <br/><br/>
Guide to supply chain management / 
David Jacoby. 
 - London :  Profile Books,  2009. 
 - x, 262 p. :  ill. ;  22 cm. 
<br/><br/> At head of title: The economist. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 211-226) and index. 
<br/><br/>A historical perspective on industry, trade, and transport -- The bullwhip problem -- What supply chain management is and where it is going -- Why CEOs need supply chain management today -- Setting the right supply chain strategy -- Rationalisation : competing on low cost -- Synchronisation : competing on reliability -- Customisation : competing on customer intimacy -- Innovation : competing on revitalisation -- Organising, training, and developing staff -- Leveraging information technology -- Measuring success -- Challenges for the future. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781846681745 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2009529316 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Business logistics.<br/>Industrial procurement--Management.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>HD38.5  / .J15 2009