Supply chain management (SCM) strives for creating competitive advantage
and value for customers by integrating business processes from end users
through original suppliers. However, the question of how SCM influences
the value of a firm is not fully answered. Various conceptual frameworks
that explain the coherence of SCM and company value, comprehended as
value-based SCM, are well accepted in scientific research, but
quantitative approaches to value-based SCM are found rather seldom. The
book contributes to this research gap by proposing quantitative models
that allow for assessing influences of SCM on the value of a firm.
Opposed to existing models that limit the observation to chosen facets
of SCM or selected value drivers, this holistic approach is adequate
to - reflect configurational and operational aspects of SCM, - cover all
phases of the product life cycle, - financially compare value impacts of
profitability-related and asset-related value drivers, and - assess
influences of dynamics and uncertainties on company value.