TY  - ADVS
AU  - Sidelko,Ted
AU  - Bollinger,Steven
ED  - Society of Manufacturing Engineers
TI  - Manufacturing insights: supply chain management 
AV  - HD38.5 .S959 1999
PY  - 1999///
CY  - Dearborn, Mich.
PB  - Society of Manufacturing Engineers, 
KW  - Business logistics
KW  - Cost effectiveness
KW  - Delivery of goods
KW  - Management
N1  - Executive producer, Steven Bollinger
N2  - Introduces to supply chain management. Shows how information technology is used to gather real time data to provide meaningfull management information for maintaining supplier-custormer relationships.  Case studies: Hewlett Packart, real-time information systems track retail sales, allowing better customer demand forecasting and reduced product inventory ; saturn, the service parts operation within the Saturn Corporation controls repair parts availability at all Saturn retailers ; Case IH, detailed interviews with potential vendors has enabled Case IH to dramatically reduct finished goods inventory while providing new products to specialized customers.  Provides additional insight to supply chain management through an interview with Robert Handfield from Michigan State University's Department of Marketing and Supply Chain Management.
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