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<h3>Excerpt</h3> <div><div> <h2>CHAPTER 1</h2> <p><b>Introduction</p> <br> <p>1.1 WHAT IS SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT?</b></p> <p>Fierce competition in today's global markets, the introduction of products with shorter and shorter life cycles, and the heightened expectations of customers have forced business enterprises to invest in and focus attention on their supply chains. This, together with continuing advances in communications and transportation technologies (e.g., mobile communication, the Internet, and overnight delivery), has motivated the continuous evolution of the supply chain and of the techniques to manage it.</p> <p>In a typical supply chain, raw materials are procured, and items are produced at one or more factories, shipped to warehouses for intermediate storage, and then shipped to retailers or customers. Consequently, to reduce cost and improve service levels, effective supply chain strategies must take into account the interactions at the various levels in the supply chain. The <i>supply chain</i>, which is also referred to as the <i>logistics network</i>, consists of suppliers, manufacturing centers, warehouses, distribution centers, and retail outlets, as well as

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Author

David Simchi-Levi, Philip Kaminsky & Edith Simchi-Levi [David Simchi-Levi, Philip Kaminsky & Simchi-Levi, Edith]

Publisher

McGraw Hill LLC

Published

2006

Language

EN

ISBN

9780071410311

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Management, Business, Finance

Updated

2026-03-24