Supply Chain Design

Module 2 - Background

Supply Chain Design

The following information will give you a good background on the importance of having a properly designed supply chain. Please review the information presented below to assist you with the assignments. I encourage you to surf the internet for more information on supply chain design.

Required Materials

You are not required to read all of these articles, but you may if you wish to choose to read several to further your knowledge. You are encouraged to surf the internet to gather additional resources in order to research your topic more thoroughly.

Start off this module by reviewing the article below on Supply Chain Design.

Beamon, B. M. (1998). Supply Chain Design and Analysis: Models and Methods. International Journal of Production Economics, 55(3), 281-294. Accessed August 10, 2009, at http://www.sclgme.org

The ProQuestdata base provides the articles below concerning changing supply chains and supply chain security.

Johnson, A., (2007). Integrated supply chains to be explored. Manufacturers' Monthly. Sydney. Available in the Trident Online Library.

Rogers, D., Lockman, D., Schwerdt, G., O'Donnell, B., & Huff, R., (2004). Supply Chain Security. Material Handling Management, 59(2), 15-18. Available in the Trident Online Library.