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CSCMP releases "Definitive Guide" series

New guidebooks cover the core areas of supply chain management plus advice on implementing best practices.

By definition, logistics and supply chain management covers a lot of territory. As a practitioner, you're expected to know something about everything—transportation, procurement, inventory, order fulfillment, customer service, and much more. Not only that, you're expected to understand how all these pieces fit together. A tall order, but a new series of guidebooks from the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) can help explain it all, while providing practical advice on implementing best practices in your operation.

The "Definitive Guide" series covers the following subjects: integrated supply chain management, inventory management, manufacturing and service operations, order fulfillment and customer service, supply chain best practices, supply management and procurement, transportation, and warehousing. Each book is designed to help readers master the subject and apply what they've learned in daily practice as well as in strategic and tactical planning and problem solving. In addition, **ital{The Definitive Guide to Supply Chain Best Practices} includes case studies that were specially commissioned by CSCMP for the series. Case study topics include supply chain collaboration, advanced forecasting, management of inventory through cash-to-cash cycles, and transportation optimization.


The eight "Definitive Guide" books are available in print or as e-books through Amazon.com and FT Press. For more details, click here.

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