Supply chain management projects

In the first two steps, the academic literature currently available is reviewed and also explored practical experience firom the author, who has more than 17 years of practical experience in leading and developing logistics and supply chain management projects worldwide to identify and define the components of a Demand Driven Supply Chain. 

Supply chain management projects should focus on trying to change the nature of connections with collaborators from transaction-oriented to relation-oriented. In parallel there is a need to share... 

Wei, C.-C., Liang, G.-S., Wang, M.-J. J. (2007). A comprehensive supply chain management project selection framework under fuzzy environment. International Journal of Project Management, 25(6), 627-636. 

A further trigger of complexity in supply chain management projects is the number of flows influenced by such projects. Besides the physical flow, supply chain projects have to consider the flow of information and often even the financial flow. In most cases this results in an even higher number of involved stakeholders, since IT and finance managers have to be integrated into the project. 

Inova Management AG, a consultancy specialized in supply chain management, was the implementing partner and supported the research project with their almost 20 years of experience in supply chain management projects. 

Our supply chain management projects have shown us, among other things, that the services and performance rendered by service providers (formerly freight carriers) are absolutely comparable to a production plant. They can therefore be... 

SCI (supply cham integration), 348 SCIS (supply chain information system), 318 SCM, see Supply chain management Scope, project, 1266 Scope changes, 1259 Scope management automation of, 1256, 1257 project, 1244-1245 Scope statements, 31, 1336 Scope of work (SOW) document, 1266, 1278— 1280... 

Eor the third edition of this Handbook, 97 of the 102 chapters were completely revised and new sections added in project management (3 chapters), supply-chain management and logistics (7 chapters) and the number of chapters in... 

The inertia to continue historic supply chain practices is high. During the first 30 years of supply chain management, pioneers built strong, functional silos. They focused on projects and aligned metrics... 

Dhingra, V. (2001). Enterprise resources planning systems and supply chain management. Retrieved Jime 1,2006, from http //projects.bus.lsu.edu/in-dependent study/vdhingl/erp/ vs... 

The quote by Francis Quinn taken from the periodical Logistics reflects a common response in companies. In essence, they scramble to project the image of responding to the challenges of supply chain management (SCM). How tasks associated with SCM are defined very much depend on the eyes of the beholder. To start the diseussion, Chapter 1 defined the terms supply ehain and supply chain management. This chapter describes how those dehnitions are applied in praetiee. 

The discussion of functional participation in Chapters 13 and 14 raised the issue of sponsorship for supply chain improvement projects. The individual sponsor appointment will depend on the nature of the project, the scope, and the motivation (strategic, catch-up, or financial). Needless to say, the sponsor should have a personal stake in project success. For development of the supply chain strategy, it is often the business unit CEO or managing director who is the sponsor. 

Many organizations place huge bets on technology and other supply chain projects with little understanding of the payoff and the risks. The software supply is abundant and vendors constantly produce new products. The supply chain manager is on his or her own in evaluating a solution in the form of software or technique in terms of its fit with company needs. 

This final part contains case studies from supply chain practitioners. Most are consultants describing client situations. We have asked the case writers to describe both the motivation and business logic behind their supply chain improvement projects, as well as the technical approach to a solution. The purpose is to portray by example the breadth of supply chain management (SCM) applications calling on a variety of managerial skills. 

Project office A permanent line function for project manager with expertise in project management processes and tools, a repository of lessons learned, and a champion for project management methodology. A project office can administer a larger supply chain project. (Adapted from Handbook of Supply Chain Management)... 

No author can cover all publications but, as the reader will soon discover, much is drawn from the Harvard Business Review, The Wall Street Journal, Supply Chain Management Review, and the many Internet newsletters that have found their way to my desk via e-mail. I would also like to thank my publisher Rich O Hanley for his support of the project. 

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