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Ask HN: Best Supply Chain Management Books?
Since I struggle to understand the logistics and distribution side of product management, I'm very reluctant to try out quite a few business ideas.
There are many SCM books out there, but I don't know where to start, nor do I have the time to read each and every review.
Help me, Hacker News: what are the most basic and complete resources on SCM?
- akg_67 12y agoSupply Chain Management is typically a specialization in MBA. You may want to consider reaching out to a local Business School SCM professor to get recommendation or look up the syllabus and recommended text for SCM courses. Also, most business schools has continuing education/professional development/certificate courses in SCM, consider those courses. As /u/bengali3 mentioned, The Goal is a very good quasi-fiction book weaving SCM in the storyline.
- axxxxr 12y agoI don't know about books, but this 1factory platform is a cool saas for SCM - 1factory.com
- bengali3 12y agonot my area, but for basics of resource flows, check out The Goal by Goldratt, a quick read. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eliyahu_M._Goldratt#Writings http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eliyahu_M._Goldratt#Writings
- joegosse 12y agoThe Goal is a great introduction to the concepts that underlie thinking about supply chain problems and should be considered a must-read.
- tmoullet 12y agoFinally an HN question that I can respond to! I would recommend reading this book for a very good, but broad and high level intro: http://www.amazon.com/Introduction-Materials-Management-Tony-Arnold/dp/0131376705 http://www.amazon.com/Introduction-Materials-Management-Tony... This will cover topics like BOMs, MOQ, Safety Stock, Inventory strategy, warehousing etc. Next I would recommend reading up on the following phrases: "product development" and "new product introduction" / "NPI" http://www.amazon.com/Best-Practices-New-Product-Introductions-ebook/dp/B005M8V1Q2 http://www.amazon.com/Best-Practices-New-Product-Introductio... http://www.amazon.com/Principles-Product-Development-Flow-Generation/dp/1935401009 http://www.amazon.com/Principles-Product-Development-Flow-Ge... Lean training/reading never hurts either. Note: this is supply chain lean vs "lean start up". http://www.amazon.com/Lean-Dummies-Natalie-J-Sayer/dp/1118117565 http://www.amazon.com/Lean-Dummies-Natalie-J-Sayer/dp/111811...
- micky_25 12y agoFree online course from MIT https://www.edx.org/course/supply-chain-logistics-fundamentals-mitx-ctl-sc1x#.VQDqUo7LfXo https://www.edx.org/course/supply-chain-logistics-fundamenta...
- schappim 12y agoTim Cook apparently swears by (and gives to new hires): "Competing Against Time: How Time-Based Competition is Reshaping Global Markets." http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0743253418/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?qid=1426328031&sr=1-1&keywords=George+Stalk http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0743253418/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?qid=...