Smart Supply Chains 3.0: Build, Manage and Upgrade
Author | : Nikhil S. Gurjar |
Publisher | : Consulting Connoisseurs |
Total Pages | : 190 |
Release | : 2020-05-07 |
ISBN-10 | : 9788194607014 |
ISBN-13 | : 8194607019 |
Rating | : 4/5 (019 Downloads) |
Download or read book Smart Supply Chains 3.0: Build, Manage and Upgrade written by Nikhil S. Gurjar and published by Consulting Connoisseurs. This book was released on 2020-05-07 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is slated to be a quick reference for people who want to understand the changes in the supply chain management discipline that are going to create a new wave of supply chain paradigms in future. It covers the basic tools and techniques used in understanding supply chains as well as selected case studies on upcoming enablers like BlockChains, 3D Printing, ML, etc. The book helps the reader gain deep insights into their business models as well as their supply chain perspectives. The books is not a theoretical treatment with too much of a jargon-centric focus, but it does a good deal of substantiating what is normally taught in theory, with a quick-to-adopt perspective. Thus, important modern day concepts are introduced using a method and style that is casual and simple, but to the point, making it easy to comprehend for the new age reader. It is practice oriented and consultative, allowing a flexible and a learning approach rather than a prescriptive one. Thus, one could read it easily, even without any prior knowledge of the subject. It thus, caters to both beginners as well as professionals alike. Most importantly, it helps the reader experience how expertise brings in rigor when it works in practical situations, thereby taking the reader to effortlessly go in depth, when needed. We cover and learn a lot of new age technologies throughout the book. And these are further made interesting through several real life applications in the form of case studies that help the reader comprehend the dynamics and learn intensly complex concepts from a practice perspective. The book helps one prepare oneself for the next move: be it entering the supply chain family of professions, or taking up senior roles within organizations. Therefore, it provides a sound understand about cutting edge methods including the state of the art modeling and simulation approaches that are used in supply chain management today. Lastly, it gives a sound perspective and a clear understanding about supply chain disruptions using new technologies like Industry 5.0, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, Artificial Neural Networks, BlockChains and Analytics. Therefore, this is a must read in the current times.