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Global supply chains : evaluating regions on an EPIC framework - economy, politics, infrastructure, and competence/
A proven framework for measuring the supply chain potential of geographic regions. Managing a complex global supply chain requires a strategic assessment of the various factors that can affect decisions on procurement, manufacturing, warehousing, logistics, distribution, and sales. Co-written by ren...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Autores principales: | , , , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York, N.Y. :
McGraw-Hill Education,
[2014]
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| Edición: | First edition. |
| Colección: | McGraw-Hill's AccessEngineering.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- A. About the authors
- B. Preface
- The promise and the challenges for global supply chains
- The purpose of this book
- The epic structure
- What is unique about this book?
- How this book will help you
- Who should read the book
- C. Acknowledgments
- 1. The global supply chain landscape
- Supply chain evolution?journey to the past
- Evolution or devolution?two steps forward, two steps back?
- A spinning wheel?what goes around ? comes around
- Is the world flat or not??a planet with one mind
- The path forward?we got to get out of this place
- Leveraging global supply chains?a question of balance
- In search of the lost chord: the epic structure revealed
- Concluding remarks
- References
- 2. Understanding the epic structure
- Assessing countries with the epic structure
- Examining the dimensions in the epic structure
- Summary and conclusions
- References
- 3. East Asia
- Economic and political background
- Assessing the maturity level of east Asia supply chains
- Main trends in east Asia
- Key takeaways for east Asia
- References
- 4. South Asia
- Economic and political background
- The markets
- Assessing the maturity level of south Asian supply chains
- Main trends in south Asia
- Key takeaways for south Asia
- References
- 5. Southeast Asia
- Economic and political background
- The markets
- Assessing the maturity level of southeast Asian supply chains
- Key takeaways for southeast Asia
- References
- 6. Australia
- Economic and political background
- The markets
- Assessing the maturity level of supply chains in Australia
- Key takeaways for Australia
- References
- 7. The middle east and north Africa
- Economic and political background
- Assessing the maturity level of mena supply chains
- Main trends in mena
- Supply chain challenges
- Supply chain opportunities
- Key takeaways for mena
- References
- 8. Sub-saharan Africa
- Economic and political background
- Assessment of the maturity level of sub-saharan Africa supply chains
- Main trends in sub-saharan Africa
- Supply chain challenges
- Supply chain opportunities
- Sub-saharan Africa best practices
- Key takeaways for sub-saharan Africa
- References
- 9. Western Europe
- Economic and political background
- Assessing the maturity level of western European supply chains
- Supply chain challenges
- Supply chain opportunities
- Key takeaways for western Europe
- References
- 10. Central and eastern Europe
- Economic and political background
- The markets
- Assessing supply chain maturity
- Supply chain challenges in cee
- Supply chain opportunities and best practices in the region
- Key takeaways for central and eastern Europe
- References
- 11. North and central America
- Economic and political background
- Assessing the maturity level of north and central American supply chains
- Main trends in north and central America
- Supply chain challenges and opportunities
- Key takeaways for north and central America
- References
- 12. South America
- Economic and political background
- Assessing the maturity level of south American supply chains
- Main trends in south America
- Key takeaways for south America
- References
- 13. Summary and conclusions
- The supply chain manager's challenges: this is the world we live in
- The epic dimensions: revisiting the fab four
- As time goes by: learning to live in the modern world
- References.