Book tips - Supply chains and logistics
Supply chains and logistics
In this issue's E-3 cover story starting on page 42, Camelot shows how supply chain management can be optimized in times of digitalization and big data. Demand-driven lean supply chain management is an innovative planning concept that the SAP partner has developed together with leading research institutes and industrial companies in response to this challenge. In addition to the new technological possibilities, environmental and social issues have become increasingly important in recent years. Due to the change in public awareness, the sustainable design of supply chains has become part of the risk assessment and corporate strategy of many corporations and medium-sized companies. In the book tips section, we present books that provide the knowledge base for the successful optimization of supply and value chains. Practical examples are used to show which concepts have proven successful in implementation and where the pitfalls lie.
" It's not the path that's difficult, it's the path that's difficult. " -Søren Aabye Kierkegaard
Source: E-3 Magazine - July/August 2018 issue
Logistics with S/4 Hana
What innovations does S/4 have in store for procurement, distribution, retail, warehousing and other logistics processes? The book provides a comprehensive overview of the areas in which new opportunities are opening up and where existing SAP customers can continue to use the familiar transactions. It also presents the most important success factors for migration. Reporting with embedded analytics and integration with S/4 Finance are also covered in detail in the book. Consultants, project managers and employees in logistics departments will learn about the possibilities of SAP's new Business Suite.
Network effects in supply chain risk management
The complexity of today's supply chains makes this supply chain risk management more difficult in practice. In particular, risks that exist outside the company boundaries are difficult for companies to identify and increase the need for cooperation in the supply chain. This book has analyzed the concepts and approaches that are relevant in practice.
Supply Chain Management
Mastering logistics processes is increasingly becoming a decisive competitive factor. This textbook explains all the important concepts of logistics management. Two action-oriented business games and numerous discussion suggestions and exercises enable students to deal with key business issues.
FAQ Supply Chain Management
Supply chain management is a key discipline for organizing processes across companies in a dynamic, smooth and customer-oriented way. In this book, Ruth Melzer-Ridinger answers the 100 most frequently asked questions on the subject in a concise, concrete and uncomplicated manner. Specialists and managers in business and administration will always find competent answers here.
Inventory optimization
Richard Kraft, professor of rhetoric in Tübingen, is invited to Silicon Valley to take part in a scientific competition. Based on Leibniz's answer to the question of theodicy, Kraft is asked to give an 18-minute presentation explaining why everything that exists is good and why we can still improve it. One million dollars will be awarded for the best answer.
