Value Chain Management in the Chemical Industry

Global Value Chain Planning of Commodities
1. Auflage. Softcover version of original hardcover Auflage 2008
ISBN: 978-3-7908-2550-3
Verlag: Physica-Verlag HD

Buch, Englisch, 270 Seiten, Previously published in hardcover, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 441 g

Reihe: Contributions to Management Science

Supply chain management helped companies to manage volumes, fulfil customer demand and optimize costs in production and distribution. Specifically, chemical industry companies with high complexity in production and distribution used supply chain management to steer their operations. Confronted with globalization and increasing raw material and sales price volatility, optimizing supply chain costs is no longer sufficient to ensure the overall profitability of the business. Value chain management takes supply chain management to the next level by integrating all volume and value decisions from sales to procurement. The book presents the value chain management concept and demonstrates how it is applied in a global value chain planning model for commodities in the chemical industry. A comprehensive industry case study illustrates the effects of decision making integration, e.g. the influence of raw material prices or exchange rates on optimal sales, production, distribution and procurement plans as well as overall company profitability.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Kannegiesser, Matthias

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftssektoren & Branchen Fertigungsindustrie Chemische Industrie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Value Chain Management.- Chemical Industry and Value Chain Characteristics.- Value Chain Planning Requirements and State of the Art Analysis.- Global Value Chain Planning Model.- Model Implementation and Case Study Evaluation.- Summary, Conclusions and Outlook.