Operations and Supply Chain Management Essentials You Always Wanted to Know, 

After reading this book, you will be able to answer the following questions:
What is Operations and Supply Chain Management and why is it important?
What are the key functions within this field, and how do they interact with one another and the broader business?
What are the responsibilities and decisions that managers in each functional area think about?
How will disruptions in the Supply Chain impact the business world and our lives going forward?
What are the practical applications of the knowledge gained around Supply Chain Operations?

Have you ever wondered what your peers meant by Supply Chain or Operations, or why either of these fields matter? What about people that work in these roles what do they actually do? In Operations and Supply Chain Management Essentials You Always Wanted to Know these questions will be answered, and more.

This practical, yet simple, guide uses a hypothetical company and the consumer product they make, to explain how the various functions within the Supply Chain intertwine and contribute to bring a finished product to life for consumers in the market. You don t need a management background to understand our story of how new demands, changing preferences, and unforeseen circumstances force this fictional company to adapt in order to survive. By posing questions that Supply Chain Operations Manager s face, you will start to think like a Supply Chain Operations professional, whether it be in professional or personal applications. You may not be inspired to make a career shift into these areas or chat Supply Chain topics at the dinner table, however, you will gain an understanding and appreciation for how these activities make everyday products and services at our disposal and why this is increasingly important for companies to pay attention to.

About the Author
Ashley McDonough is a Supply Chain and Finance professional who holds an M.B.A from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, one of the top M.B.A. programs in the world. She also holds a Bachelor s degree from the University of Minnesota, with an emphasis in Supply Chain, Operations Management, and Economics.

About the Series
Operations and Supply Chain Management Essentials You Always Wanted to Know is part of the Self-Learning Management Series that helps working professionals moving into management roles. This Self Learning Management Series intends to give a jump start to working professionals, whose job roles demand to have the knowledge imparted in a B-school but haven t got a chance to visit one. This series is designed to address every aspect of business from HR to Finance to Marketing to Operations, be it any industry. Each book includes basic fundamentals, important concepts, standard and well-known principles as well as practical ways of application of the subject matter. The distinctiveness of the series lies in that all the relevant information is bundled in a compact form that is very easy to interpret.

About Vibrant Publishers
Vibrant Publishers is focused on presenting the best texts for learning about technology and business as well as books for test preparation. Categories include programming, operating systems and other texts focused on IT. In addition, a series of books helps professionals in their own disciplines learn the business skills needed in their professional growth.
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