Supply Chain Management: Text and Cases integrates concepts and application to turn the spotlight on innovations—the need of the hour in supply chain management.

Janat Shah brings all his experience and knowledge of supply chain management to this book to present the reader with the concepts, using examples, caselets and case studies from the Indian context. He has adopted a reader-friendly approach to introduce the fundamentals to both students and practitioners.

Divided into five parts, this book presents numerous examples and caselets, thus blending concepts with current industrial practices and state-of-the-art know-how, for enhanced understanding and a holistic view of supply chain management. A complete part of the book is devoted to innovations in supply chain management that may be used by firms operating in competitive markets to improve their performance.

1. The Role of Supply Chain Management in Economy and Organization
2. Supply Chain Strategy and Performance Measures
3. Outsourcing: Make versus Buy

4. Inventory Management
5. Transportation
6. Network Design and Operations: Facility Location

7. Demand Forecasting
8. The Role of Information Technology in Supply Chain Management

9. Supply Chain Integration
10. Supply Chain Restructuring
11. Agile Supply Chains
12. Pricing and Revenue Management

13. Kurlon Limited
14. Vehicle Routing at Baroda Union
15. PC International Division
16. Supply Chain Initiative at APR Limited
17. Managing ‘Tendupatta’ Leaf Collection Operations
18. Supply Chain Management at Dalmia Cement
19. Power Equipments (India) Ltd.
20. The Global Green Company
21. Marico
22. Subhiksha