In his 1985 book, Competitive Advantage, Michael Porter introduced the concept of the value chain and described it as "e;a systematic way of examining all activities a firm performs and how they interact, (necessary) for analyzing the sources of competitive advantage,"e; and introduced the idea of "e;linkages,"e; which was the real breakthrough in management thinking.
Research and development (R&D) supply chains are often designed without the process discipline and rigor that typically characterize the development of products emerging from R&D programs.
If you're a manager of a supply chain operation, or a student learning about supply chain management, this book will provide not only an overview of supply chain management but also a framework for subsequent, more detailed study in various aspects of supply management.
This book provides a short, concise overview of lean work design, which sees lean systems as the result of a systematic implementation of appropriate work processes.
Most "e;managerial economics"e; textbooks are thinly disguised microeconomics texts: highly theoretical, too dependent on abstract and unproven assumptions, and simply undigestible by busy, practical-minded executives/readers.
The challenge facing leaders in the 21st century is to restore stakeholder trust, build employee commitment, and create organizations that are able to sustain long-term competitive advantage.
Every company must continually wrestle with the problem of deciding the right quantity and mix of products or services that it should produce as well as when and where to produce them.
In a fast changing world, brimming with social and economic uncertainty, financial information plays a vital role in the life of an organization and does so with two sets of eyes.
The purpose of this book is to trace the history of globalization and its impact on supply chain management and to look at the problems and some of the solutions facing global supply chains in the current era.
This book is intended for both practising managers who require a thorough knowledge of the principles of making investment decisions in the real world and for students undertaking financial courses whether at undergraduate, MBA or professional levels.
The books deals with the questions that really matter for green finance: Where will the money to finance the transition to a low carbon environment come from, how far do the banks' balance sheets stretch and where will the rest of the money come from?
On the heels of a decade of scandals and the new pressures brought on by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, corporations expect far more from their CFOs than simply managing the numbers.
In todays real estate market, the road to homeownership is a tough one and you cant afford to make a wrong move and ruin your chances of achieving the American dream of owning a home.
This collection of essays brings together leading scholars and practitioners to discuss contemporary issues in the rapidly expanding sukuk market, and frankly debates the challenges facing it since the 2008 financial crisis.
The euro crisis, Japan's sluggish economy, and partisan disagreements in the United States about the role of government all have at least one thing in common: worries about high levels of public debt.
Se trata de un análisis novedoso, una exposición por primera vez de las verdaderas causas y una sensacional solución inmediata (que yo llamo con razón un "truco") a nuestros problemas económicos, monetarios y financieros, una solución que no sólo puede aplicarse en un tiempo sensacionalmente corto, sino que también se hace sostenible y duradera mediante medidas de acompañamiento.
Written for corporation security officers, this work is designed to help them garner executive support and increased funding for their security programs.
Financial markets play a critical role in climate finance as they are a major source of funding for many of the projects and initiatives aimed at addressing climate change.
Angesichts der Corona-Pandemie, des Ukrainekriegs und drängender ökologischer Herausforderungen hat das Thema Finanzierung wieder an Relevanz gewonnen: Kreditinstitute finanzieren restriktiver und zu höheren Zinsen.