1. Globalization : global demand and supply strategies -- 2. Strategic concepts and the customer focused, market driven supply chain -- 3. The emergence of supply chain management and supply chain strategy as a critical success factor for organizations -- 4. Market driven and customer focused supply chain strategies -- 5. Supplier sourcing, procurement and evaluation -- 6. Supply chain structures and relationships -- 7. Supply chain integration, technology and e- business strategies -- 8. Strategic supply chain cost, value and measurement -- 9. Service levels, synchronization of business processes and inventories -- 10. Supply chain profitability, quality and world-class organizations -- 11. Logistics and fulfilment strategies -- 12. The supply chain challenges -- 13. Afterword.