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Reviews: "Students, managers and professionals will find this book an essential tool."
Supply Management
This book is a must read for students on logistics and supply chain management courses and anyone with an interest in learning more about the latest developments in global logistics.
Dorothea Carvalho, Director of Professional Development, The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (UK)
Description: The field of logistics continues to develop at a remarkable pace. Until recently, logistics was barely considered in the long-term plans of even major companies, but its strategic role is now recognized and it lies at the heart of long-term plans in almost every business. There are many reasons for this change. Communications and information technology are offering new opportunities; world trade is growing; new markets and sources of materials are opening; competition is forcing operations to adopt new practices and become ever more efficient; relative costs of services and materials are changing; and there is increasing concern for the environment. Add to this the increased emphasis on customer satisfaction, flexible organizations to get their logistics right.
From a truly international perspective, Global Logistics provides a wealth of useful ideas and practical information on all the current and future trends in logistics and supply chain management. Written by a host of contributors who are acknowledged experts in their fields, this fully updated sixth edition focuses on areas of particular current interest, including:
¢ Logistics in China, Central and Eastern Europe
¢ The improvement of communications and technology
¢ Humanitarian supply chains
¢ Internat trading
¢ Agile supply chains
¢ Performance measurement
Global Logistics is an inavailable source of guidance and practical advice for students, managers and practitioners alike, who will find it an essential tool which they will refer to again and again.
Contents: New directions in logistics ¢Best Practice in logistics and supply chain management ¢Trends and strategies in global logistics ¢ Incentives and the strategic management of suppliers ¢Time compression in the supply chain ¢ Building more agile supply chains ¢ Using marketing and services strategies for logistics customer service ¢ People powering contemporary supply chains ¢ Creating shareholder value through supply chain management ¢ Outsourcing the result of global supply chain? ¢ Risk in the supply chain ¢ Supply chain vulnerability, risk and resilience ¢ Information system and information technologies for supply chain management ¢ Improving management of supply chain by informative technology ¢ Delivering sustainability through supply chain management ¢ Performance measurement and management in the supply chain ¢ Optimizing the road freight transport system ¢ Retail logistics ¢ Internet traders can increase profitability by reshaping their supply chains ¢ Time as a trade barrier ¢ Learning from humantarian supply chains ¢ Global sourcing and suppl ¢ International road and rail freight transport activity ¢ The changing supply of logistics services “ a UK perspective ¢ Developments in Western European logistics strategies ¢ Logistics in China ¢ Logistics strategies for Central and Eastern Europe ¢ North American logistics
About the Author: Donald Waters has written many well-known books on logistics and operations management. He is a member of the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport and has lectured extensively in the area. He was Professor of Operations Management at the University of Calgary, Canada, and is a visiting professor at universities in Europe and North America. He now runs a private company whose interests are management research, analysis and education.
Target Audience: Logistics professions, students and academics of management.
Special prices are applicable to the authorised sales territory only.
Prices are subject to change without prior notice. ISBN 9780749457037
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Pages : 535
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