Extending the supply chain : how cutting-edge companies bridge the critical last mile into customers' homes / Kenneth Karel Boyer, Markham T. Frohlich, and G. Tomas M. Hult.

Author/creator Boyer, Kenneth Karel, 1967-
Other author Frohlich, Markham T.
Other author Hult, G. Tomas M.
Format Book
Edition1st ed.
Publication InfoNew York : American Management Association, ©2005.
Descriptionxvii, 252 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subjects

Contents Introduction -- The great divide between customers and retailers -- Decoupled extended supply chains -- Semi-extended supply chains -- Fully extended supply chains -- Centralized extended supply chains -- Strategy : meshing operational and marketing goals -- Marketing : tapping customers' latent desires -- Supply chain design : how to bridge the last mile -- Information technology : facilitating learning and streamlining transactions -- The future of the extended supply chain.
Local noteLittle-344296--305131051110L
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2004000846
ISBN0814408362
ISBN9780814408360