Description

Supply Chain Management 3e provides a practical framework for students and demonstrates how organisations manage the enterprise-wide functions of supply in today’s business environment. The textbook covers discussions around current supply chain issues within South African and southern African contexts. It also offers comprehensive coverage for undergraduate students who are studying transport and logistics as part of a degree or diploma, within a management qualification. New to this edition:• Framing of supply chain management as value creation and not cost-cutting, i.e. strategic importance of and approaches to supply chain management • The impact of world events, i.e. Russia-Ukraine war • Greater focus on sustainability and ethics • New technologies – AI, machine learning, big data • Additional information on supplier development • New overarching case study that leads students to analyse different elements of supply chain management and their application.