Postponement Strategies in Supply Chain Management

by Jian Li, Shouyang Wang, T.C. Edwin Cheng, et al.

Book Overview

Postponement strategy is one of the major supply chain management (SCM) pr- tices that has a discernible impact on rms' competitive advantage and organi- tional performance. Postponement is a mass customization strategy that captures the advantages of both mass production and mass customization. Recent research studies have identi ed four common postponement strategies, namely pull, logistics, form and price postponement. The former three postponement...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1441958363
• ISBN13: 9781441958365
• Release Date: May 2010
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 166 Pages
• Weight: 0.97 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"