TY - BOOK AU - Chorpa, Sunil AU - Meindi, Peter AU - Kalra, D.V. TI - Supply chain management: strategy, planning and operation SN - 9788131789209 U1 - 658.7 PY - 2013/// CY - Delhi PB - Pearson KW - Physical distribution of goods--Management--Delivery of goods--Management KW - Customer services--Management--Marketing channels--Management N1 - Pt. I. Building a strategic framework to analyze supply chains. Understanding the supply chain -- Supply chain performance : achieving strategic fit and scope -- Supply chain drivers and metrics. pt. II. Designing the supply chain network. Designing distribution networks and applications to online sales -- Network design in the supply chain -- Designing global supply chain networks. pt. III. Planning and coordinating demand and supply in a supply chain. Demand forecasting in a supply chain -- Aggregate planning in a supply chain -- Sales and operations planning : planning supply and demand in a supply chain -- Coordination in a supply chain. pt. IV. Planning and managing inventories in a supply chain. Managing economies of scale in a supply chain : cycle inventory -- Managing uncertainty in a supply chain : safety inventory -- Determining the optimal level of product availability. pt. V. Designing and planning transportation networks. Transportation in a supply chain -- Sourcing decisions in a supply chain -- Pricing and revenue management in a supply chain -- Information technology in a supply chain -- Sustainability and the supply chain ER -