Content：Design for logistics; Postponement and Implementing Delayed Differentiation; Supplier Integration into New Product Development; Mass Customization.
Emphasis：Postponement and Implementing Delayed Differentiation; Supplier Integration into New Product Development; Mass Customization.
Objectives：Help students know: 1) Postponement and Implementing Delayed Differentiation; 2) How to integrate suppliers into new product development; 3) why mass customization?
Hours：4
Case study：HP DeskJet Printer Supply Chain
Homework：
1. Read the papers in relation to this field in various Journals（2000-2013）.
International of Production Economics
Supply Chain Management-An International Journal
International Journal of Operations & Production Management
Computer and Industrial Engineering
International Journal of Physical Distribution & Logistics Management
2. Read and compare the Postponed Strategies from the following books：
1) | Designing and Managing the Supply Chain | David Simchi-Levi Philip Kaminsky Edith Simchi-Levi | McGraw-Hill Companies | 2009 |
2) | Logistics and Supply Chain Management | Martin Christopher | Prentice Hall | 2005 |
3) | Supply Chain Logistics Management | Donald J. Bowersox David J. Closs | China Machine Press | 2002 |
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