Basics of Supply Chain Management

This textbook explains the basics of supply chain management: product design, design specifications and tolerances and just-in-time manufacturing, demand forecasting and management, master planning, master production scheduling, material requirements planning, inventory management, purchasing management, physical distribution management, distribution inventory management, and global and other issues. Included are case studies of the supply chain policies of 20 companies. Annotation ©2016 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)