Introduction to Supply Chain Management

Introduction to Supply Chain Management by Handfield, Robert B.. paperback edition. ISBN: 9780136216162.

Covers supply chain management as a whole, focusing on the integration of components associated with developing new products, buying materials, transforming them, and shipping them to customers. Contains topical discussions of what supply chains are, why they are important, and what types of challenges are implicit in managing supply chains. A book well-suited for business and engineering practitioners in executive education forums.