Sridhar Seshadri is a professor of operations management in the IROM Department at the McCombs School of Business, University of Texas at Austin. He has done extensive research on supply chain contracts and risk management.Roy Vasher is a former Toyota senior executive. Vasher played a leading role in Toyota's North American and European initiatives to streamline the supply chain to reduce order-to-delivery lead time. Currently he is president of RPV Consulting, LLC.Sridhar Seshadri is a professor of operationsmanagement in the IROM Departmentat the McCombs School of Business, Universityof Texas at Austin. He has done extensiveresearch on supply chain contracts and riskmanagement.Roy Vasher is a former Toyota seniorexecutive. Vasher played a leading rolein Toyota's North American and Europeaninitiatives to streamline the supply chain toreduce order-to-delivery lead time. Currentlyhe is president of RPV Consulting, LLC.

Ch1. The BullWhip EffectCh 2. Supply Chain OverviewCh 3. Mix planningCh 4. Sales Planning and ForecastingCh 5. Production schedulingCh 6. Parts ordering and forecastingCh 7. Inbound logisticsCh 8. SuppliersCh 9. Production operationsCh 10. Outbound LogisticsCh 11. DealersCh 12. The Toyota Way in reviewCh 13. How to apply Toyota Way principles to non-automotive supply chains

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