The classic guide to supply chain strategy—updated to help business leaders improve efficiency to maintain the competitive advantage in today’s complex, globalized environment

Strategic Supply Chain Management, Second Edition provides the critical knowledge, techniques, and strategies necessary to create a supply chain strategy that delivers the most possible value. The book presents the five core disciplines of effective supply chain management, updated to reflect these new meta-trends in supply chain strategy: Shorter economic cycles, with greater fluctuation and instability within each cycle; natural disasters in critical regions of supply and demand, more difficult access to working capital; increased competition for natural resources; increased labor cost in regions formerly considered "low cost"; expansion of globalization strategy as companies move closer to new markets; and greater focus on sustainability and corporate social responsibility.