Global Integrated Supply Chain SystemsYi-chen Lan, Bhuvan Unhelkar Global Integrated Supply Chain Systems assimilates the principal views from international authors, who provide a combination of industrial experience and scholarly research, in the area of supply chain systems. This book discusses the business and technical reasons for integrating supply chain systems, and provides excellent arguments for globalization resulting through integration of supply chain systems. Global Integrated Supply Chain Systems will receive an excellent overall understanding of what comprises supply chain systems, why they should be integrated and how the resultant global organization will be able to compete and grow in this age of communication. They will also find practical business reasons for the crucial need to integrate supply chain systems in global enterprises and, more importantly, collaborating clusters of organizations. |
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A Technology Review | 14 |
From Thought to Fulfillment in One Click | 29 |
Shifting from Logistics Driven to a Customer Driven Model | 48 |
Chapter V Information Sharing in Supply Chain Systems | 67 |
The Challenges of EProcurement | 83 |
Chapter VII Designing Integrated Supply Chains | 97 |
The Interaction Approach | 125 |
Chapter XII InterEnterprise Process Integration for ESupply Chain Business Practices | 183 |
Logistics Simulator on Policy Under Uncertainty | 200 |
Chapter XIV A TimeDependent Supply Chain Network Equilibrium Problem | 217 |
Chapter XV An AgentBased Collaborative Negotiation System for Global Manufacturing Supply Chain Management | 243 |
Chapter XVI The Critical Success Factors in Supply Chain Implementation | 272 |
The Infusion of Mobile Technology Applications in Supply Chain Management | 291 |
Chapter XVIII Determinant of EBased Success Attributes for Integrated Supply Chain System | 310 |
Chapter XIX Business Continuity Challenges in Global Supply Chains | 320 |
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