Strategic supply chain management

Today, supply chain management has increased in relevance and importance among organisations wanting to create a sustainable competitive advantage in an ever-changing and unique market environment. Irrespective of the size, nature and placement of an organisation in a market, when understood and managed correctly, supply chain management practices and fundamentals have the propensity to shape and determine an organisation’s success. Strategic supply chain management provides an understanding of how supply chain management activities influence strategic decision making in a contemporary organisation.
Contents include the following:
Contemporary managerial principles
Strategic management
Principles of supply chain management
Spatial perspectives on strategic warehouse development
Forecasting and demand planning
Procurement and management of inventory
Operations management
Warehouse operations and processes
Managing logistics in the supply chain
Sustainable supply chain management
Lean supply chain management
Supplier and customer relationship management
Ethics in supply chain management
Strategic supply chain management is aimed at students studying toward a commerce programme at both diploma and bachelor’s level.
Priya Ramgovind is Senior Head of Programme in the Faculty of Commerce at the Independent Institute of Education (IIE).
Willy Engelbrecht is the Dean: Research and Postgraduate Studies at the IIE.