Principles of logistics management

Principles of Logistics Management

Strategic Advantage

In supply management, one component to explore is how an organization’s supply chain helps to achieve a strategic advantage in the marketplace. What steps/actions would an organization take to determine whether the supply management operation has the appropriate internal competencies to achieve competitive advantage?

Text

• Wisner, J.D., Tan, K.-C., & Leong, G.  (2012).Principles of Supply Chain Management(3rd ed.).  Mason, OH: South-Western Cengage Learning.  ISBN: 9780538475464
  • Chapter 1: Introduction to Supply Chain Management
  • Chapter 2: Purchasing and Supply Management

Multimedia

• Davila, E. (2010, April 6).What is supply chain management?.[Video]. Retrieved from http://youtu.be/Mi1QBxVjZAw
  • This video supports the chapter readings for this week.