building sustainable supply chains Gardiner, David 1945- author. Reefke, Hendrik 1980- author. text bibliography enk 2020 Fourth edition. monographic eng 1 online resource All businesses strive for excellence in today's technology-based environment in which customers want solutions at the touch of a button. This highly regarded textbook provides in-depth coverage of the principles of operations and supply chain management and explains how to design, implement, and maintain processes for sustainable competitive advantage. This text offers a unique combination of theory and practice with a strategic, results-driven approach. Now in its fourth edition, Operations Management for Business Excellence has been updated to reflect major advances and future trends in supply chain management. A new chapter on advanced supply chain concepts covers novel logistics technology, information systems, customer proximity, sustainability, and the use of multiple sales channels. As a platform for discussion, the exploration of future trends includes self-driving vehicles, automation and robotics, and omnichannel retailing. Features include: A host of international case studies and examples to demonstrate how theory translates to practice, including Airbus, Hewlett Packard, Puma, and Toyota. A consistent structure to aid learning and retention: Each chapter begins with a detailed set of learning objectives and finishes with a chapter summary, a set of discussion questions and a list of key terms. Fully comprehensive with an emphasis on the practical, this textbook should be core reading for advanced undergraduate and postgraduate students of operations management and supply chain management. It would also appeal to executives who desire an understanding of how to achieve and maintain excellence' in business. Online resources include lecture slides, a glossary, test questions, downloadable figures, and a bonus chapter on project management. [edited by] David Gardiner and Hendrik Reefke. Production management Operations research Business logistics Strategic planning Operations research Case studies Business logistics Case studies BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / General BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Management BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Production & Operations Management TS155 658.5 9780367135997 036713599X 9780429640711 0429640714 9780429643880 0429643888 9780429637544 0429637543 https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9780367135997 http://www.oclc.org/content/dam/oclc/forms/terms/vbrl-201703.pdf https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9780367135997 http://www.oclc.org/content/dam/oclc/forms/terms/vbrl-201703.pdf OCoLC-P 190711 20240802120947.0 9780367135997 eng