Value chain management in the chemical industry: global value chain planning of commodities

Supply chain management helped companies to manage volumes, fulfil customer demand and manage costs in production and distribution. Specifically, the chemical industry 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, steering supply chain costsis not 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 a 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 production and distribution plans and the company profitability. INDICE: Introduction.- 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.

• ISBN: 978-3-7908-2031-7
• Editorial: Physica
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 300
• Fecha Publicación: 01/04/2008
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés