Supply Chain Simplified
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Written in a conversational style with hundreds of supply chain concepts, along with countless illustrations and graphics, you're just minutes away from beginning a journey to understanding the amazing world of supply chain management. This book addresses the various roles within supply chain, but also emphasizes the integrated nature of how supply chain roles work together with suppliers (upstream) and customers (downstream). Additionally, this title focuses on the education, training, behaviors, and skillsets necessary to excel in this exciting field. Supply Chain Simplified was written to explain the various facets of supply chain management: the people, processes, and systems used in what is now the hottest field in business, in a way that everyone can understand.
- Introduction to Supply Chain Management
- Supply Chain Organizations
- Strategy
- Global Supply Chains
- Forecasting
- Planning
- Sourcing
- Operations
- Logistics
- Quality Management
- Supply Chain Excellence
Dr. James Kirby Easterling worked in progressive supply chain leadership and executive roles with multinational companies for over 20 years, including long-term international assignments in both Japan and Singapore with Corning Incorporated, before transitioning into academia in 2014, where he led the establishment of the Global Supply Chain Management program at Eastern Kentucky University. Easterling holds Bachelor of Business Administration degrees in both Economics and Accounting as well as an MBA from Eastern Kentucky University, a Master of Supply Chain Management degree from Pennsylvania State University, and a Doctor of Business Administration degree in Information Systems & Operations Management from the University of Florida. Easterling is currently Assistant Professor/Director of the Global Supply Chain Management program at Eastern Kentucky University.
"Supply Chain Simplified is an industry-agnostic indispensable read. Dr. Easterling's brilliant authoring of the content, with graphical examples, will help both supply chain students and professionals." -Dr. Yousuf J. Ahmed | President & CEO, AssureCare
"Supply Chain Simplified is an excellent read for anyone interested in learning more about the supply function in general and supply chain management." -Dr. S. Selcuk Erenguc | Professor & Senior Associate Dean, University of Florida
"I strongly recommend Supply Chain Simplified to others who want to step into the supply chain world." -Dr. Jaeyoung Oh | Assistant Professor, Central Washington University
Written in a conversational style with hundreds of supply chain concepts, along with countless illustrations and graphics, you're just minutes away from beginning a journey to understanding the amazing world of supply chain management. This book addresses the various roles within supply chain, but also emphasizes the integrated nature of how supply chain roles work together with suppliers (upstream) and customers (downstream). Additionally, this title focuses on the education, training, behaviors, and skillsets necessary to excel in this exciting field. Supply Chain Simplified was written to explain the various facets of supply chain management: the people, processes, and systems used in what is now the hottest field in business, in a way that everyone can understand.
- Introduction to Supply Chain Management
- Supply Chain Organizations
- Strategy
- Global Supply Chains
- Forecasting
- Planning
- Sourcing
- Operations
- Logistics
- Quality Management
- Supply Chain Excellence
Dr. James Kirby Easterling worked in progressive supply chain leadership and executive roles with multinational companies for over 20 years, including long-term international assignments in both Japan and Singapore with Corning Incorporated, before transitioning into academia in 2014, where he led the establishment of the Global Supply Chain Management program at Eastern Kentucky University. Easterling holds Bachelor of Business Administration degrees in both Economics and Accounting as well as an MBA from Eastern Kentucky University, a Master of Supply Chain Management degree from Pennsylvania State University, and a Doctor of Business Administration degree in Information Systems & Operations Management from the University of Florida. Easterling is currently Assistant Professor/Director of the Global Supply Chain Management program at Eastern Kentucky University.
"Supply Chain Simplified is an industry-agnostic indispensable read. Dr. Easterling's brilliant authoring of the content, with graphical examples, will help both supply chain students and professionals." -Dr. Yousuf J. Ahmed | President & CEO, AssureCare
"Supply Chain Simplified is an excellent read for anyone interested in learning more about the supply function in general and supply chain management." -Dr. S. Selcuk Erenguc | Professor & Senior Associate Dean, University of Florida
"I strongly recommend Supply Chain Simplified to others who want to step into the supply chain world." -Dr. Jaeyoung Oh | Assistant Professor, Central Washington University