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Postponement Strategies in Supply Chain Management
- T. C. Edwin Cheng,
- Jian Li,
- C. L. Johnny Wan,
- Shouyang Wang
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ISBN: 978-1-4419-5836-5 (Print) 978-1-4419-5837-2 (Online)
About this book
- Details postponement strategies in supply chain management (SCM)
- Includes models developed by the authors with a look at their possible effects
- Takes a critical look at these strategies as applied across a range of products
At its core, Postponement Strategies in Supply Chain Management analyzes how both pull postponement strategy and form postponement strategy can be leveraged to yield substantial benefits to adopting firms in different competitive environments. The book is intended for researchers in supply chain management interested in conducting in-depth studies on postponement strategies. It is also intended for practitioners trying to understand the workings of postponement strategies and looking for guidance and decision support for the implementation of postponement strategies. Therefore, the book can be useful not only for researchers but also for practitioners and graduate students in operations management, management science, and business administration.