Perdue Farms: A Vertically Integrated Supply Chain

by Chuck Munson

Overview

This new case study examines the remarkable vertically integrated supply chain built by Perdue Farms, which supplies 2.7 billion pounds of poultry annually to customers in more than 40 countries. It reviews processes across the entire supply chain, from breeding eggs and hatching chicks through manufacturing processing, packaging, warehousing, and distribution and also addresses Perdue's current strategies, competitors, and challenges. Focusing on realistic issues and challenges throughout, this case study offers exceptional value to both students and practitioners. Author: Ling Li, Old Dominion University.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780133757415
Publisher:	Pearson Education
Publication date:	09/11/2013
Series:	Pearson Cases in Supply Chain Management and Analytics
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	12
File size:	179 KB
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Chuck Munson is a tenured Full Professor of Operations Management at Washington State University. His Ph.D. and MSBA in operations management, as well as his BSBA summa cum laude in finance, are from Washington University in St. Louis. He also worked for three years as a financial analyst for Contel Telephone Corporation. For two years, he served as Associate Dean for Graduate Programs in Business at Washington State.

Munson serves as a senior editor for Production and Operations Management, and he serves on the editorial review board of four other journals. He has published more than 20 articles in multiple journals, including Production and Operations Management, Decision Sciences, Naval Research Logistics, IIE Transactions, European Journal of Operational Research, Journal of the Operational Research Society, Annals of Operations Research, European Journal of Information Systems, Interfaces, Business Horizons, and International Journal of Procurement Management. His major awards include being a Founding Board Member of the Washington State University President’s Teaching Academy (2004); winning the WSU College of Business Outstanding Service Award (2009 and 2013), Research Award (2004), and Teaching Award (2001); and being named the WSU MBA Professor of the Year (2000 and 2008).