"This book focuses on issues related to relationships among members of global supply chains, addressesing three important aspects of global supply chain relationships: supply chain integration and collaboration; outsourcing and offshoring of production; and recent growth in supplier...

"This book investigates the role of innovation in the management of supply chains of today, focusing on supply chain integration from both strategic and operational perspectives and the impact of information technology-related innovation in supply chain and logistics service...

"This book focuses on the development of innovative techniques and tools that answer urgent questions in the global trend of sustainable economic development, providing researchers and business managers with a valuable resource for the development of green business and application of low carbon...

"This book is concentrated on the key players of the outsourcing paradigm; the organizations that provide logistics services, the Third Party Logistics (3PL's), as well as their clients, presenting and promoting the lessons learned by their cooperation"--Provided by publisher.

"This book provides comprehensive coverage of automated supply chain management offering research, methodologies, and frameworks for researchers, graduate students, and management professionals interested in the incorporation of information systems to better support supply chain...

1. Modeling accuracy of promised ship date and IT costs in a supply chain / Young M. Lee -- 2. Cost estimation in a capacitated environment / Mark Eklin, Yohanan Arzi, Avraham Shtub -- 3. Analysis of financial returns and risks of implementing RFID for supply chains / Ertunga C. Özelkan, Agnes...

"Successful Strategies in Supply Chain Management provides the tools and techniques for organizations to streamline their supply chain. From acquiring resources to distribution outlets, this book touches on all phases of the supply chain, giving readers the assets they need to obtain that...

"This book provides chapters describing in more detail the structure of information systems pertaining to enabling technologies, aspects of their implementations, IT/IS governing, risk management, disaster management, interrelated manufacturing and supply chain strategies, and new IT...

In today's e-business, system downtime is an unacceptable option since each hour, even minute, of downtime may generate negative financial effects. In many IT-dependent organizations, business must be continuous in order to remain competitive.Continuous Computing Technologies for Enhancing...

This book covers issues, developments, and influences in technologies and their impact on modern global socioeconomics, including e-commerce, e-services, outsourcing applications, and consumer resources management.