Handbook of Supply Chain Management, Second Edition makes the work of supply chain managers both faster and more on target with the needs of their companies. This volume introduces or emphasizes the SCM topics that have grown in visibility or prominence since the publication of the first edition. These include: drivers of supply chain change; project management approaches for implementing supply chain change; globalization and supply chains; the importance of spheres (businesses within a business) in designing supply chains; the contribution of backbone/enabling processes within an organization; and the "lean" movement and its implications for SCM.