Supply Chain Management: Strategy, Planning, and Operation, 6th Edition

Guide Students Through the Fundamental Framework for Supply Chain

• Strategic framework identifies the key drivers of supply chain performance, including facilities, inventory, transportation, information, sourcing, and pricing.
• Strong coverage of analytic skills helps students gauge the effectiveness of the techniques described in the text.

Focus on Students Learning More as They Study

• NEW! Mini-cases and exercises added throughout the book. New cases appear in Chapters 2, 8, 9, 11, 13, 14, and 16, with a particular focus on bringing in global examples. Information in other cases has been updated to reflect current conditions.
• NEW! Additional exercises added to Chapters 11 and 12.
• NEW! Spreadsheets that students can use to understand concepts. These spreadsheets are referred to in the book and allow the student to try different “what-if” analyses. They are available at www.pearsonhighered.com/chopra along with basic guidance on how they may be used.
• NEW! Ability to teach Chapters 8 and 9 without using Solver.  For faculty that wants to continue using Solver, all material in the chapters has been even more tightly linked to the associated spreadsheets.
• REVISED! Easier-to-follow topic flow. Given the more advanced concepts covered in Chapter 13, we have redesigned the workflow to make the material easier to understand.

Provide Up-to-Date Information

• NEW! Discussion of the Mumbai dabbawalas, a responsive distribution network, has been added to Chapter 14.
• REVISED! An enhanced discussion of successful third parties is included in Chapter 15 as well as the impact of incentives and the sharing of risk and reward in the supply chain.
• REVISED! Chapter A: Information Technology in a Supply Chain (Chapter 17 from the Fifth Edition) has been updated and placed online at www.pearsonhighered.com/chopra.
• REVISED! A new section related to the pricing of sustainability has been added to Chapter 17 .