<p style="margin:0px">This is today's indispensable introduction to supply chain management for today's students and tomorrow's managers – not yesterday's! Prof. Hokey Min focuses on modern business strategies and applications – transcending obsolete logistics- and purchasing-driven approaches still found in many competitive books.</p><p style="margin:0px"></p><p style="margin:0px">Focusing on outcomes throughout, <b><i>The Essentials of Supply Chain Management</b></i>shows how to achieve continuous organizational success by applying modern supply chain concepts. Reflecting his extensive recent experience working with leading executives and managers, Min teaches highly-effective methods for supply chain thinking and problem-solving. You'll master an integrated Total System Approach that places functions like inventory control and transportation squarely in context, helping you smoothly integrate internal and external functions, and establish effective inter-firm cooperation and strategic alliances across complex supply chains. Coverage includes:</p><ul><li><div style="margin:0px">Understanding modern sourcing, logistics, operations, sales, and marketing – and how they fit together</div></li><li><div style="margin:0px">Using modern supply chain methods to improve customer satisfaction and quality</div></li><li><div style="margin:0px">Working with cutting-edge supply chain technology and metrics</div></li><li><div style="margin:0px">Moving towards greater sustainability and more effective risk management</div></li><li><div style="margin:0px">Working with core analytical tools to evaluate supply chain practices and measure performance</div></li><li><div style="margin:0px">Legal, ethical, cultural, and environmental/sustainability aspects of modern supply chain operations</div></li><li><div style="margin:0px">How to build a career in global supply chain management</div></li></ul><b><i><p style="margin:0px">The Essentials of Supply Chain Management</b> </i>will be an indispensable resource for all graduate and undergraduate students in supply chain management, and for every practitioner pursuing professional certification or executive education in the field.</p>