The Supply Chain Yearbook

This yearbook is an anthology of articles, from sources like Forbes to Harvard Business Review, that cover such areas as basic supply concepts, forecasting, logistics, negotiating, project management, sourcing strategies, measuring and evaluating supplier performance, and legal issues. It also includes a discussion of global developments and issues, case studies and company profiles and coverage of technological developments, like e-supply. The book offers a wide range of materials on supply chain management so readers can learn more and gain ideas that can be implemented in their own organization.

The perfect companion piece to McGraw-Hill's bestselling The Purchasing Handbook, this anthology keeps purchasing managers current on the latest developments in purchasing and supply. The best of the best from The Journal of Supply Chain Management to mainstream magazines including Forbes and Harvard Business Review combine with original articles written by top practitioners -- plus a comprehensive reference section -- to provide professionals with a one-stop resource for late-breaking developments in this dynamic field.

New technologies and the growing flow of information create new conditions for individuals who use these technologies in the work place. The existence and application of modern IT systems can result in new forms of work, tasks that have actually emerged as a result of modern computer and other systems. This third Work Life 2000 Yearbook is pan-European in nature, and provides the researcher with valuable source material relating to the EU's response to the changing working environment.

One of the fast growing elements of the Internet is electronic commerce, which refers to the use of electronic means to conduct business transactions within or across business entities. Nearly 80 percent of all Fortune 500 companies have been doing their core business through the Internet. Many issues, and societal implications of electronic commerce, are the subjects of recent research. A supply chain consists of all the entities and activities that enable the production, distribution, and delivery of products and services to consumers. Research in designing and managing supply chains has rapidly expanded during the last decade. In addition, increased and accessible computing power and modeling capabilities have spurred this growth, enabling researchers to simultaneously consider the many interrelated variables and decisions of a supply chain in a single tractable model.