Supply chain management, both in industry and in academia, has grown rapidly over the
past several years mainly due to an increase in corporate goals of reducing manufacturing
costs and the savings that come from planning and managing the supply chain effectively.
Most textbooks do not include models and decision support systems robust enough for
industry. Designing and Managing the Supply Chain: Concepts, Strategies, and
Cases, 2/e by Simchi-Levy, Kaminsky and Simchi-Levi discusses the problems,
models and concepts derived from issues related to effective supply chain management. This
text is suitable for both academic study and practicing professionals. While many core
supply chain management issues are interrelated, the authors have tried to make each
chapter as self-contained as possible so that the reader can refer directly to chapters
covering topics of interest. Each chapter utilizes case studies and numerous examples.
Mathematical and technical sections can be skipped without loss of continuity. The
accompanying CD-ROM also provides two simulations, the Computerized Beer Game and
the Risk Pool Game and a computerized tool, new to this edition, for developing and
executing supply chain contracts. These packages help illustrate many of the concepts
discussed.
David Simchi-Levi teaches at Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Philip Kaminsky (Berkeley, CA) teaches at the University of California.
Edith Simchi-Levi (Lexington, MA) is a consultant with Logic Tools, Inc.
Table of Contents
1. Introduction to supply chain management
2. Logistics network configuration
3. Inventory management and risk pooling
4. The value of information
5. Distribution strategies and e-fulfillment
6. Strategic alliances
7. International issues in supply chain management
8. Coordinated product and supply chain design
9. Customer value and supply chain management
10. Information technology for supply chain management
11. Decision support systems
12. Procurement strategies
Appendix A The computerized Beer Game
Appendix B The Risk Pool Game
Hardback, 354 pages