Dynamic Supply Chain Alignment

Dr John Gattorna is an acknowledged 'thought leader' on the global supply chain scene. For over two decades he has researched, consulted, and worked in various capacities in and around enterprise supply chains. He established and led the Australian and South Asian Accenture supply chain practice, 1995-2002, and has since focused on advising Boards and senior management on how to improve the 'alignment' of their enterprise supply chains with customers, suppliers, and third party providers. John's previous book, Living Supply Chains (FT Prentice Hall, Harlow, 2006), is receiving wide acclaim for its innovative content which cuts across all disciplines in the enterprise. He is much sought after as a speaker on the international conference circuit, and holds a number of visiting professorships at universities in Australia (Macquarie Graduate School of Management; and Victoria University), the UK (Cranfield School of Management), and Europe (Normandy Business School). John always welcomes contact from interested parties in the global supply chain community, and can be contacted as follows: john@johngattorna.com; www.johngattorna.com

• Prelude: Findings of Expert Panels – Shades of Things to Come; 1: People Powering Enterprise Supply Chains 1; 2: ‘Requisite' Collaboration in Enterprise Supply Chains 1; 3: Building Relationships that Create Value; 4: Lean and Agile Supply Chains; 5: The Evolution of Fully Flexible Supply Chains; 6: Humanitarian Supply Chains in Action; 7: Enhanced Civil–Military Collaboration in Humanitarian Supply Chains; 8: Revisiting and Refining Lee's ‘Triple-A Supply Chain' 1; 9: Designing Supply Chain Organizations for Peak Performance 1; 10: The Supply-side View and ‘Reverse' Logistics; 11: Sales and Operations Planning; 12: Supply Chain Integration Layer; 13: Supply Chain Configurations and the Impact of Different Pricing Strategies; 14: Performance Measurement; 15: Using Network Optimization Modelling Techniques to Resolve Supply Chain Complexity and Achieve Aligned Operations; 16: DHL Taiwan; 17: Aligning Fonterra's Global Supply Chain Network; 18: Supply Chain Alignment – Brazilian Style; 19: Supply Chain Alignment – European Style; 20: Corporate Social Responsibility in Enterprise Supply Chains; 21: Building Sustainable Supply Chains for the Future; 22: Managing Disruptions in Contemporary Supply Chains; 23: The Coming of Age of Third-Party Logistics Providers; 24: Tax-aligned Supply Chains; 25: The Emergence of National Logistics Cities; 26: The Importance of Intellectual Capital and Knowledge in the Design and Operation of Enterprise Supply Chains; 27: China and India; 28: The Supply Chains of 2030; Last Word

'...Throughout the chapters, Gattorna and friends promote agile supply chains, flexibility and three-dimensional models as opposed to a flat supply chain. The team challenge the accepted theories of collaboration and lean. They are not dismissive, simply asking us to consider if we have created clichés in the supply chain and recommending care when and where collaboration and lean strategies are deployed. There is something for everyone...I highly recommend this book. This is one of the best books I have read on supply chain, challenging theories and encouraging the reader to consider a broader, more flexible model. I enjoyed it and will be reading it again!' Jo Buchanan, Director of the Logistics Association of Australia, in MHD Supply Chain Solutions Magazine 'Dynamic Supply Chain Alignment. That is the magic formula that runs like a red thread through John Gattorna’s latest book, where he demonstrates how there are four types of supply chains, based on four types of customer behavior...Eight of the chapters are written or co-written by John Gattorna himself. The others are written by individual authors, selected from both the industry and academia, which makes this book a perfect choice and valuable to both the professional, the practitioner and the researcher. It provides a number of case studies and theoretical discussions on the virtues of customer segmentation, and much of the book’s value stems from a short ’alignment insights’ summary at the end of each chapter, highlighting the main issues of each chapter...from an overall and holistic supply chain perspective it is one of the very best books I have read.' Jan Husdal on husdal.com: a gateway to Supply Chain Risk Research 'I have the highest regard for John Gattorna and this title again compliments him as an acknowledged thought-leader in global supply chain management. The development of logistics from physical distribution to dynamic supply chain management is clearly visible in the many book