About The Book:
Type Of file: PDF
File Size: 4.28MB
Pages: 347
Authors: Haresh Gurnani • Anuj Mehrotra
Saibal Ray
Description:
Type Of file: PDF
File Size: 4.28MB
Pages: 347
Authors: Haresh Gurnani • Anuj Mehrotra
Saibal Ray
Description:
One of the most critical issues facing supply chain managers in todays globalized
and highly-uncertain business environment is how to proactively deal with
disruptions that might affect the complicated supply networks characterizing
modern enterprises. This book presents state-of the-art perspective addressing this
particular issue. The distinctive features of this book are:
(i) it demonstrates that effective management of supply disruptions necessitates
both strategic and tactical measures—the former involving optimal design of
supply networks, and the latter involving approaches like inventory, financial
and demand management;
(ii) it shows that managers ought to use all available levers at their disposal
throughout the supply network—like sourcing and pricing strategies,
providing financial subsidies, encouraging information sharing and incentive
alignment between supply chain partners—in order to tackle supply disruptions;
and
(iii) it brings together up-to-date, methodologically-rigorous research from
academicians with the latest operational risk management practices used in
industry to demonstrate how academic researchers and practitioners can learn
from each other.
