• Focuses on the management of logistics and supply chain through the adoption of a truly global perspective
• Includes a good selection of case studies by authors of great experience and is essential reading for students in supply chain management and logistics
• Features both practical and strategic element
• Helps understand the role of logistics and supply chain management in the broader context of business
• Debates on how to select carriers, identify routes, structure the warehouses etc

Postgraduate and undergraduate students, industry professionals.

PART ONE: LOGISTICS AND SUPPLY CHAIN CONTEXT

• Introduction
• Globalisation and International Trade
• Supply Chain Strategies

Part One: Case Studies

• Dell: High Velocity, Focused Supply Chain Management
• The Medical Devices Company

PART TWO: LOGISTICS AND SUPPLY CHAIN OPERATIONS

• Logistics Service Providers
• Procurement and Outsourcing
• Inventory Management
• Warehousing and Materials Management
• Transport in Supply Chains
• Information Flows and Technology
• Logistics and Financial Management
• Measuring and Managing Logistics Performance

Part Two: Case Studies

• Deutsche Post/DHL
• Gate Gourmet: Success Means Getting to the Plane on Time
• Managing Supply Chain Information at HBOS
• Supplier Evaluation at EADS

PART THREE: LOGISTICS AND SUPPLY CHAIN OPERATIONS

• Supply Chain Vulnerability, Risk, Robustness and Resilience
• Integration and Collaboration
• Sustainable Logistics and Supply Chain Systems
• New Supply Chain Designs

Part Three: Case Studies

• Humanitarian Aid Supply Chains
• Dubai Logistics City: A Quantum Leap in Logistics
• Morning365: An Online Bookstore’s Strategy to Grow in the Constantly Changing Market
• SCM: The Past is Prologue

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