557 pages ; 26 cm Supply Chain Management illustrates the key drivers of good supply chain management in order to help students understand what creates a competitive advantage. This text also provides strong coverage of analytic skills so students can gauge the effectiveness of the techniques described in the text Includes index "Indian subcontinent adaptation"--Title page verso pt. I. Building a strategic framework to analyze supply chains. Understanding the supply chain -- Supply chain performance : achieving strategic fit and scope -- Supply chain drivers and metrics. pt. II. Designing the supply chain network. Designing distribution networks and applications to online sales -- Network design in the supply chain -- Designing global supply chain networks. pt. III. Planning and coordinating demand and supply in a supply chain. Demand forecasting in a supply chain -- Aggregate planning in a supply chain -- Sales and operations planning : planning supply and demand in a supply chain -- Coordination in a supply chain. pt. IV. Planning and managing inventories in a supply chain. Managing economies of scale in a supply chain : cycle inventory -- Managing uncertainty in a supply chain : safety inventory -- Determining the optimal level of product availability. pt. V. Designing and planning transportation networks. Transportation in a supply chain -- Sourcing decisions in a supply chain -- Pricing and revenue management in a supply chain -- Information technology in a cupply chain -- Sustainability and the supply chain Includes bibliographical references and index