TY - BOOK AU - Jacoby,David TI - Guide to supply chain management SN - 9781846681745 AV - HD38.5 .J15 2009 PY - 2009/// CY - London PB - Profile Books KW - Business logistics KW - Industrial procurement KW - Management N1 - At head of title: The economist; Includes bibliographical references (p. 211-226) and index; 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 ER -