Hallmark features of this title. Guide your students through the fundamentals of supply chains. A strategic framework identifies the key drivers of supply chain performance,including facilities, inventory, transportation, and more. Learning objectives show students what they need to take away from each chapter. Enhance your students’ engagement and critical-thinking skills with in-text applications. Students can use mini-cases, examples, and exercisesto apply the concepts and methodologies in the context of strategic decision-making for a business. Every analytic methodology is illustrated with its application in Excel, and students have access to associated Excel files.