วันศุกร์ที่ 22 ตุลาคม พ.ศ. 2553
Life Cycle Management in Supply Chains
Product Details
Hardcover: 362 pages
Publisher: IGI Global; 1 edition (April 22, 2008)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1599045559
ISBN-13: 978-1599045559
Product Dimensions: 10.2 x 7.2 x 1 inches
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Product Description
As the supply chain is the major arena for competition in modern business, and at each stage in the industrial life cycle it is necessary to adjust the management of the supply chain to remain competitive, there is a growing demand for authoritative research to clarify the supply chain structure and evolution through the industrial life cycle.
Life Cycle Management in Supply Chains: Identifying Innovations Through the Case of the VCR presents comprehensive, in-depth coverage of the intimate connection between the industry life cycle and supply chain management, utilizing the case of the industrial life cycle of the VCR to provide practitioners and researchers with key insight into the supply chain as the basic business unit for competition, and the requisite alteration of the management of the supply chain at each stage of the life cycle.
About the Author
Toru Higuchi is an associate professor of Logistics in the Department of Policy Studies at Sakushin Gakuin University in Utsunomiya, Tochigi prefecture, Japan. He was an associate editor of Journal of Public Utility Economics. He received a M.A from the School of Management at Gakushuin University in 1996. His publications have appeared in Computers & Operations Research, Journal of Public Utility Economics and others. His current research interests include supply chain management, business logistics, global logistics, and transfer pricing.
Marvin D. Troutt is a Professor in the Department of Management & Information Systems and in the Graduate School of Management at Kent State University, Kent, Ohio. He is a Fellow of the Decision Sciences Institute. He received the PhD in Mathematical Statistics from The University of Illinois at Chicago in 1975. His publications have appeared in Management Science, Decision Sciences, Journal of the Operational Research Society, European Journal of Operational Research, Operations Research, Decision Support Systems, Naval Research Logistics, Statistics, and others. He received the 2005 Distinguished Scholar Award at Kent State. He was formerly Director of the Center for Information Systems at Kent State and the Rehn Research Professor in Management at Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, Illinois. He served as Visiting Scholar in the Department of Applied Mathematics at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University during 1994-95. His current interests include supply chain management, strategy, and planning.
วันจันทร์ที่ 18 ตุลาคม พ.ศ. 2553
Integration and Competition between Transport and Logistics Businesses
Integration and Competition between Transport and Logistics Businesses
International Transport Forum. Round Table 146
OECD/ECMT Round Tables | 26 Feb 2010 | ISBN: 9282102619 | 184 pages | File type: PDF | 5 mb
International Transport Forum. Round Table 146
OECD/ECMT Round Tables | 26 Feb 2010 | ISBN: 9282102619 | 184 pages | File type: PDF | 5 mb
This report examines market power in rail markets in Europe arising from horizontal and vertical mergers in the sector, and was intended to provide a high-level basis for discussion at the Round Table itself. The Round Table reviewed trends in horizontal and vertical integration in logistics businesses, maritime shipping, ports and rail freight transport and examined the circumstances in which integration might reduce the efficiency of the transport system.
Report presents factual information on horizontal and vertical merger cases involving rail freight operators, and highlights the processes used by competition authorities to determine the circumstances in which such mergers should be approved. It also provides commentary on the economics of these markets and, hence, the likely prospects for their future shape.
Some very large multinational transport and logistics firms have emerged to provide integrated transport services to shippers in the globalised economy. Do these firms escape regulatory oversight from national competition authorities because of their sheer scale? Do they pose additional threats to competition when they merge with or acquire other companies in thesupply chain?
The Round Table brought competition experts together with researchers on maritime shipping, rail freight and logistics to identify critical competition issues and appropriate regulatory responses. An examination of the strategies of transport and logistics companies reveals that vertical integration can yield efficiencies, but usually reflects a need to improve the use of expensive fixed assets rather than control all parts of the supply chain. This usually explains why shipping lines acquire terminal operators. Horizontal acquisitions, where similar companies serving the same market merge, are more likely to raise competition concerns. Problems are particularly prone to arise at bottleneck infrastructure facilities.
The Round Table report provides an economic framework for examining competition in global transport and logistics businesses, discusses the adequacy of the remedies available to regulators when competition is threatened, and explores the role of competition authorities and Transport Ministries in ensuring markets are efficient.
Table of Contents
Summary of Discussions
Empirical Evidence for Integration and Disintegration of Maritime Shipping, Port and Logistics Activities
Market Power and Vertical and Horizontal Integration in the Maritime Shipping and Port Industry
Railway and Ports Organisation in the Republic of South Africa and Turkey: the Integrator��s Paradise?
Are Horizontal Mergers and Vertical Integration a Problem?
List of Participants
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The Round Table brought competition experts together with researchers on maritime shipping, rail freight and logistics to identify critical competition issues and appropriate regulatory responses. An examination of the strategies of transport and logistics companies reveals that vertical integration can yield efficiencies, but usually reflects a need to improve the use of expensive fixed assets rather than control all parts of the supply chain. This usually explains why shipping lines acquire terminal operators. Horizontal acquisitions, where similar companies serving the same market merge, are more likely to raise competition concerns. Problems are particularly prone to arise at bottleneck infrastructure facilities.
The Round Table report provides an economic framework for examining competition in global transport and logistics businesses, discusses the adequacy of the remedies available to regulators when competition is threatened, and explores the role of competition authorities and Transport Ministries in ensuring markets are efficient.
Table of Contents
Summary of Discussions
Empirical Evidence for Integration and Disintegration of Maritime Shipping, Port and Logistics Activities
Market Power and Vertical and Horizontal Integration in the Maritime Shipping and Port Industry
Railway and Ports Organisation in the Republic of South Africa and Turkey: the Integrator��s Paradise?
Are Horizontal Mergers and Vertical Integration a Problem?
List of Participants
All You Needs
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วันเสาร์ที่ 2 ตุลาคม พ.ศ. 2553
Toyota Supply Chain Management
- Hardcover: 240 pages
- Publisher: McGraw-Hill; 1 edition (May 14, 2009)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0071615490
- ISBN-13: 978-0071615495
- Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.2 x 0.9 inches
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The Toyota Production System is the benchmark used throughout the world for “lean” thinking. Now you can model your own processes after those of the company that “wrote the book on supply chain management.”
Written by two experts on the subject, along with a former Toyota senior executive, this book details the most celebrated supply chain operation in the world to help you form an integrated, synchronized system that will be the envy of your industry.
You will find key insight into the logic behind every point of Toyota’s supply chain, along with both the tactics and strategies you can use to build an outstanding system of your own. Toyota Supply Chain Management explains how to achieve balance and efficiency by focusing on:
With careful attention paid to every aspect of the subject—from principles and theories to operations and best practices—Toyota Supply Chain Management is the most comprehensive, insightful guide to forging a world-class supply chain system.
Written by two experts on the subject, along with a former Toyota senior executive, this book details the most celebrated supply chain operation in the world to help you form an integrated, synchronized system that will be the envy of your industry.
You will find key insight into the logic behind every point of Toyota’s supply chain, along with both the tactics and strategies you can use to build an outstanding system of your own. Toyota Supply Chain Management explains how to achieve balance and efficiency by focusing on:
- Variety: Determine your variety of offerings based on operational efficiency and market demand
- Velocity: Maintain a steady flow through all processes of the supply chain
- Variability: Manage inconsistencies carefully to reduce cost and improve quality
- Visibility: Ensure the transparency of all processes to enable continuous learning and improvement
With careful attention paid to every aspect of the subject—from principles and theories to operations and best practices—Toyota Supply Chain Management is the most comprehensive, insightful guide to forging a world-class supply chain system.
From the Back Cover
Top management secrets to building a world-clas supply chain Three industry insiders cover every link in Toyota’s supply chain, explaining the operations and the logic behind them. Toyota Supply Chain Management will help you design and oversee significant improvements to your supply chain, including- Sales planing
- Production scheduling
- Supplier Management
- Logistics
- Parts ordering
- Demand fulfillment
Apply the lessons of Toyota to ensure your company leads the race for growth and profits in today’s competitive economy.
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วันพุธที่ 15 กันยายน พ.ศ. 2553
Balanced Scorecards and Operational Dashboards with Microsoft Excel
- Paperback: 480 pages
- Publisher: Wiley; 1 edition (December 22, 2008)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0470386819
- ISBN-13: 978-0470386811
- Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.3 x 1.2 inches
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Product Description
Created in Excel, balanced scorecards enable you to monitor operations and tactics, while operational dashboards is a set of indicators regarding the state of a business metric or process—both features are in high demand for many large organizations. This book serves as the first guide to focus on combining the benefits of balanced scorecards, operational dashboards, performance managements, and data visualization and then implement them in Microsoft Excel.
From the Back Cover
Create Balanced Scorecards and operational dashboards that drive success Balanced Scorecards help organizations clarify their strategy, translate strategy into action, and successfully execute their strategy. Operational dashboards are critical for monitoring and managing high performance.This book is a guide for those who define and build these business performance tools: executive sponsors, operational managers, facilitators, and Excel developers. Based on years of experience, these step-by-step methods will help you develop Balanced Scorecards and operational dashboards that drive strategic execution and operational performance.
- Write a strategic Destination Statement that clarifies your vision
- Build a Strategy Map illustrating strategic objectives and the causal links that drive success
- Map operational processes to identify leverage points with the greatest impact
- Identify the "critical few" metrics that drive and measure success
- Gain buy-in with Tactical Action Plans and Implementation Plans
- Build impressive, dynamic Excel scorecards and dashboards using only spreadsheet functions
- Build powerful charts and analyses that aid business decision making
- Develop portable Balanced Scorecards that are secure and easy to maintain
Download free Excel sample files at www.wiley.com/go/scorecardsanddashboardswithexcel. You can also find additional resources on Balanced Scorecards and operational dashboards at www.torconsulting.com
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