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Handfield, Robert B.

Introduction to supply chain management / Supply chain management Robert B. Handfield, Ernest L. Nichols, Jr. - Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Prentice Hall, c1999. - viii, 183 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction to supply chain management --
The role of information systems and technology in supply chain management --
Managing the flow of materials across the supply chain --
Developing and maintaining supply chain relationships --
Cases in supply chain management --
Future challenges in supply chain management. TOC

Summary:
Provides an introduction to the core tasks and challenges required to manage a supply chain. This book aims to provide students and managers with a topical discussion of what supply chains are, why they are important, and the types of challenges implicit in managing supply chains.



ISBN: 0136216161 (pbk.) 8129709538 9780136216162

LCCN: 98014603

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Business logistics.
Delivery of goods--Management.

LC Class. No.: HD38.5 / .H36 1999

Dewey Class. No.: 658.5 / HAI 1999