John J. Coyle

This textbook is a really great, in depth overview of all the different branches of business that make up supply chain management. It isn't just theoretical ideas on how supply chain management should be implemented, but instructions, details and explanations about how to directly implement things from the book. It is also very updated, and has relevant data about new and emerging technologies that will become more and more important. The examples from companies and how they have restructured in light of supply chain management are interesting. It's also a good text for seeing how all the pieces of supply chain management work together, and can be used as a solid foundation from which to dig deeper into different aspects of SCM.… (mais)