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Supply Chains: Issues and Opportunities

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Designing Value-Creating Supply Chain Networks

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Today’s shoppers generally expect to find large product assortments in the stores they visit. Yet product availability depends on a whole chain of sourcing, transportation, warehousing , and manufacturing activities. The places a product was made and warehoused, and the itinerary it took to get to the store shelf, define its supply chain (SC). This first chapter provides an overview of SC concepts and lays the foundations for the following chapters. After identifying the main socioeconomic trends having an impact on SCs, the chapter studies the nature of SC systems’ structures, processes, and missions. It also takes a look at strategic SC instruments that companies can use to ensure their survival and long-term prosperity.

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  1. Université Laval, Quebec City, Canada

    Alain Martel

  2. KEDGE-Business School, Bordeaux, France

    Walid Klibi

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Martel, A., Klibi, W. (2016). Supply Chains: Issues and Opportunities. In: Designing Value-Creating Supply Chain Networks. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-28146-9_1

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