Supply Chain Ann Supply Chain Management Annotated Bibliography Chopra, S., & Meindl, P. (2010). Supply chain management: Strategy, planning and operation (4th ed.).Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall The text by Chopra & Meindl (2010) is an excellent starting point for this discussion, primarily because it serves as a rather exhaustive introductory reading on the subject. Providing academic explanation of the basic premise of supply chain management and an extensive investigation of the

This increase in reporting efficiency has led to more e-book publishers signing into the program (Isckia, 2009). Supply Chain and Process Map The following is a representation of the Amazon.com eDocs supply chain process map. Amazon.com has over the last several years seen their eDocs business grow faster than their book business (Penenberg, 2009) and as a result have focused on streamlining the entire supply chain electronically, which is a core strength

If the ethical issues are sidelined and not safeguarded there is strong possibility that the trade secrets and intellectual property might get revealed and public. DIFFERENCES: SUPPLY CHAIN B2C emphasizes on customer transactions, where as B2B focuses on businesses as consumer. The difference of approach creates the needs for the adoption of different applications in both the types. B2C concerns itself with selling to the end user, where as B2B site deals primarily

Supply Chain: Vacuum Cleaners A supply chain is defined as "the total sequence of process steps and supplier companies involved in the production and sale of an end item. Most products have multiple supply chains: one or more for each major commodity used in the final product: e.g. sheet metal, electronics, hardware, etc." (Lean manufacturing, 2013, The Hands-On Group). When manufacturing a vacuum cleaner, the first step in the industry supply

Supply Chain Integration Defining Integrated Supply Chains in the 21st Century Collaboration and the ability to orchestrate complex purchasing, procurement, quality management and fulfillment strategies typify integrated supply chains today. These lessons learned and more are found in the article, Integrated Supply Chains to be Explored (Johnson, 2007). Also alluded to in the article is the concept of having a 360 degree view of global supply chains, with the added benefit of

Supply Chain Technologies and Collaboration / Supply Chain Analysis: Coca Cola, DHL, Amazon and John Deere Company Supply chain management implies managing the movement of services and goods. It covers raw material storage and flow, inventory of work-in-process, and movement of finished products from the point of manufacture to the consumption point (Blanchard, 2010). This paper will review four firms, namely, Coca Cola, Amazon.com, John Deere, and DHL, for understanding their