Click Here to Download: https://ouo.io/hesrWD Value Chain Management in the Chemical Industry Global Value Chain Planning of Commodities By: Matthias Kannegiesser Publisher: Physica Print ISBN: 9783790820317, 3790820318 eText ISBN: 9783790820324, 3790820326 Copyright year: 2008 Format: PDF Available from $ 159.00 USD SKU 9783790820324 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.
