Designing and Managing the Supply Chain, 3/e provides state-of-the-art models, concepts, and solution methods
that are important for the design, control, operation, and management of supply chain systems. In particular, the
authors attempt to convey the intuition behind many key supply chain concepts and to provide simple techniques
that can be used to analyze various aspects of the supply chain. Topical coverage reflects the authors' desire
to introduce students to those aspects of supply chain management that are critical to the success of a business.
Although many essential supply chain management issues are interrelated, the authors strive to make each chapter
as self-contained as possible, so that the reader can refer directly to chapters covering topics of interest. Each
chapter utilizes numerous case studies and examples, and mathematical and technical sections can be skipped without
loss of continuity. The 3rd edition represents a substantial revision. While the structure and philosophy were
kept intact, the authors placed an increasing importance on finding or developing effective frameworks that illustrate
many important supply chain issues. At the same time, motivated by new developments in industry, they added material
on a variety of topics new to the book while increasing the coverage of others.