Effective Supply Management Performance (ISM Professional Series Book 2)

Volume 2 focuses on many of the operational issues that are part of successful supply management performance. These are new areas of interaction for many supply management professionals. This book covers many operational issues such as project management, new product and service development, forecasting, warehousing, materials handling, logistics and international transportation, asset and inventory management and quality. The book closes with an in-depth discussion of supplier performance management and metrics and information systems as key way to integrate knowledge within and across organizations. A must-read for anyone newly assigned to operations-oriented issues or who supervises or manages transportation, logistics or inventory management personnel.