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Informationen zum Autor Ed Rhodes is Senior Lecturer in the Department of Design and Innovation in the Open University's Faculty of Technology. He is Director of the Centre for the Analysis of Supply Chain Innovation and Dynamics (CASCAID) research group and has edited earlier readers in related fields, including 'Implementing New Technologies: Innovation and the Management of Technology' (Second Edition, Blackwell Publishing, 1995). James Warren is Staff Tutor in Technology at the Open University in the East of England, and is a member of CASCAID and the Energy and Environment Research Unit (EERU). Ruth Carter is Staff Tutor in Technology at the Open University in Yorkshire, and is a member of CASCAID. Klappentext This wide-ranging reader locates supply chain management, lean production and related practice within the holistic concept of total product systems. It emphasises the importance of effective management of supply chains and supply networks across all stages of the complete 'cradle-to-grave' product life cycle, including the phases of purchase by consumers and other end users, product use and support, and end-of-life reprocessing. It reflects the increasing importance of supply chain management to organizations of all types, across service sectors as well as in manufacturing. The readings are presented in four distinct sections, focusing on: theoretical and conceptual issues; inter-organizational relationships within product systems; achieving change within organizations; and particular issues and challenges for micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises. An introductory chapter by the editors establishes a framework for advancing policy and practice across total products system. The readings are interdisciplinary and international, appealing to a world-wide audience. Zusammenfassung * This wide-ranging reader locates supply chain management! lean production and related practice within the holistic concept of total product systems. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction. Part I: Theoretical and Conceptual Issues. Introduction. From Supply Chains to Total Production Systems. (Ed Rhodes). Supply Chain Management: Relationships, Chains and Networks. (Christine M. Harland). Globalisation and Unequalisation: What Can Be Learnt from Value Chain Analysis? (Raphael Kaplinsky). Lean Production and the Toyota Production System - Or, the Case of the Forgotten Production Concepts. (Ian Hampson). Lean Production in a Changing Competitive World: A Japanese Perspective. (Hiroshi Katayama and David Bennett). Industrial Relations Implications in US Grocery Distribution. (John Lund and Christopher Wright). Intangibles: The Soft Side of Innovation: Pim den Hertog, Rob Bilderbeek and Sven Maltha. The Environmental Challenge for Supply-Chain Management. (Quentin Leiper, Paul Riley and Sally Uren). Part II: Interorganizational Relationships. Introduction. Buyer-Supplier Relationships: A Case Study of a Japanese and Western Alliance. (Shiran Cooray and Janek Ratnatunga). Avoid the Pitfalls in Supplier Development. (Robert B. Handfield, Daniel R. Krause, Thomas V. Scannell and Robert M. Monczka). Japanese Automakers, US Suppliers and Supply Chain Superiority. (Jeffrey K. Liker and Yen-Chun Wu). Innovation and Competition in UK Supermarkets. (Mark Harvey). The 'Similarity' and 'Heterogeneity' Theses in Studying Innovation: Evidence from the End-of-Life Vehicle Case. (Frank Den Hond). Supply Chains and Management Accounting. (A. J. Berry, J. Cullen and W. Seal). Approaches to Child Labour in the Supply Chain. (Diana Winstanley, Joanna Clark and Helena Leeson). Part III: Change Within Organizations. Introduction. Manufacturing Strategy Regained: Evidence for the Demise of Best-Practice. (Alan ...
