Velocity Management in Logistics and Distribution - Lessons From the Military to Secure the Speed of Business

Zusatztext "?.makes logistics logical and emphasizes its importance." Security Letter! September! 2005 Informationen zum Autor Joseph L Walden Klappentext Conducting "business as usual" is out of step with today's rapid-fire global economy. Alerting commerce to the new reality that it must be more flexible, this comprehensive resource explains how to successfully migrate towards velocity management, a paradigm based on the highly successful example set by the U.S. Army as a world-class supply chain network. Zusammenfassung Explains how to successfully migrate towards velocity management, which espouses replacing traditional reliance on mass quantities of inventory with receiving what is needed when it is needed - providing businesses with the ability to meet customers' ever-changing requirements. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction. Assessing and Managing Risk and Security. Supply Chain Velocity and How to Achieve It. Military Theory, Practices, and Lessons Learned as They Apply to 21st Century Supply Chains. Conclusions. Appendices.

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• Authors: Joseph L Walden, Joseph L (Supply Chain Leadership Institut Walden, Joseph L (Supply Chain Leadership Institute Walden, Joseph L. Walden, Walden L. Walden
• Assisted by: William T. Walker (Editor of the series)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 11.07.2005
• EAN: 9780849328596
• ISBN: 978-0-8493-2859-6
• No. of pages: 354
• Series: Resource Management; Resource Management
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Technology > General, dictionaries; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Management; Business and Management, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Management Science, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Quality Control, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Purchasing & Buying, Business & management, Engineering: general