Using Technology to Transform the Value Chain

Informationen zum Autor Fred Kuglin, Ray Hood Klappentext Technology alone does nothing for global companies. When applied to business processes in an effective way! new technologies can produce breakthrough changes in how companies conduct business. Using Technology to Transform the Value Chain demonstrates the need for using these emerging technologies in business to maintain competitiveness. This book illustrates how connectivity can enable a firm to make informed business choices and create new revenue streams while managing and maximizing connectivity. This text also presents case studies from a variety of industries to show how new technologies can be deployed in different business environments in order to enhance productivity and performance. Zusammenfassung Illustrates how companies, through the implementation of web-based and secure tracking technologies such as RFID and wireless sensors, can increase sales through connectivity to customers and markets. This book reviews various technologies and supply chain activities and places emphasis on the needed architecture for the extended supply chain. Inhaltsverzeichnis RFID – Cure for Cancer, or Supplier Curse? Wireless Sensors – The Value-Based World Beyond RFID. From Farm to Fork - How Technology is Transforming AgriBusiness. The Media Supply Chain Key Word: Digital. From Sea to Shining Sea: The Changing World of Ocean Container Shipping. The Warehouse: Obsolete? Or a Critical Link in the Modern Supply Chain? Pharmagistics. The Near Future for Technology in Supply Chain Management.

Product details

• Authors: Ray Hood, Ray (Qumu Hood, Hood Ray, Fred Kuglin, Fred (Kuglin Kuglin, Fred A. Kuglin, Fred A. Hood Kuglin, Fred Hood Kuglin
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 22.12.2008
• EAN: 9781420047592
• ISBN: 978-1-4200-4759-2
• No. of pages: 140
• Subjects: 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