Essentials of Supply Chain Management: Strategy, Planning, and Operations - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1774918803 ISBN 13: 9781774918807

Verlag: Apple Academic Press, 2025

Inhaltsangabe

This book provides a thorough introduction to the core principles of SCM and provides a thoughtprovoking analysis of supply chain innovation and technology. With chapters on the crucial elements of supply chain management and procurement, the book addresses logistics planning, logistics sourcing and outsourcing, inventory management, logistics functions, transportation functions, warehousing, the return of goods, on-demand planning, and customer service. It covers decision-making strategies on procurement using break-even analysis, the role of industry 4.0 software tools for sustainable supply chain management, how supply chain management affects the financial performance of businesses, the impact of transport system on firms, and more. It discusses SCM in different sectors, including manufacturing, hospitality, and healthcare. A special chapter also focuses on green supply chain management practices and the impact on businesses.

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Mohammed Majeed, PhD, DBA, is a distinguished academic and researcher currently serving as a Senior Lecturer at Tamale Technical University, Ghana, where he is Head of the Department of Logistics and Procurement Management. He also lectures at prominent institutions across Ghana, including the University for Development Studies, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, and the University of Cape Coast. Dr. Majeed has published six books, with ten more in production now, as well as many book chapters and journal articles.

Abdul Rasheed Alolo Alhassan Akeji, PhD, is an Associate Professor in the School of Business attached to the Department of Logistics and Procurement Management at the Tamale Technical University, Ghana. His research interests include governance of inter-organizational relationships in business ecosystems, open innovation and ecosystems, application of game theory in business, strategic management, application of big data analytics on firm performance, supply chain management, blockchain operational capabilities on firm performance, application of IoT in business, etc.

Seidu Alhassan, MPhil, MBA, is a lecturer at Tamale Technical University, Tamale, Ghana. His current research interests include social media marketing, branding, political marketing, hospitality and tourism, and service marketing. Mr. Alhassan has published in reputable journals from Emerald. He holds an MPhil in Marketing, MBA in Management, a Bachelor of Technology in Management, and HND in Accounting.

S. Sekar, PhD, is a guest lecturer in the Department of Commerce at the Government Arts College (Autonomous), Tamil Nadu, India, where he has 12 years of teaching experience. He has published more than 15 research articles in journals indexed by Scopus, Web of Science, and UGC Care, as well as many book chapters. He was appointed as an editorial board member of several peer-reviewed journals. He has participated and presented at more than 50 national and international conferences. His areas of interest are marketing, human resources, and finance.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Apple Academic Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2025
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1774918803
• ISBN 13: 9781774918807
• Einband: Gebundene Ausgabe
• Anzahl der Seiten: 266
• Herausgeber: Majeed Mohammed, Alhassan Akeji Abdul Rasheed Alolo, Alhassan Seidu
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