New Directions in
Supply-Chain Management
Technology, Strategy, and
Implementation
By Tonya Boone, Ph.D. , Ram
Ganeshan, Ph.D.
Innovative supply chain
strategies and solutions from the field's brightest young minds.
Technology has introduced
dramatic new efficiencies to supply chain design, management, and control-but only to
those who can open their minds to these new methods and strategies. This book presents
innovative articles from eighteen of today's top young Ph.D. scholars, each based on
discussions at the 2000 Frank Batten Young Leaders Forum of the College of William and
Mary.
These "rising
stars" from the country's most prestigious operations management programs each take
a fresh perspective on current practices and future directions in supply chain management
and overall business strategy. Provocative yet valuable questions are asked-and answers
provided-on subjects including:
• Development of effective
performance metrics
• Techniques to streamline
the order management cycle
• Methods to leverage
product design and manufacture to reduce supply chain costs
• Ways to share knowledge
throughout an organization concerning forecasts, manufacturing and sourcing plans, and
distribution.
About the Author
Tonya Boone, Ph.D.
(Williamsburg, VA) teaches at the College of William and Mary and is an expert in
knowledge management, design, and implementation of IT in supply chains. Ram Ganeshan,
Ph.D. (Williamsburg, VA) also teaches at the College of William and Mary, and is co-editor
of Quantitative Models for Supply Chain Management.
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