Product Description
Strategic Logistics Management – A Supply Chain Management Approach (3rd edition)
Authors: W Niemann, G de Villiers
Format: Physical Hardcopy
The advent of globalisation has increased complexity for organisations, extending supply chains across large geographical areas, making them longer and more difficult to manage than ever before. Megatrends such as global economic shifts, increased consumer awareness, the rise in information technology, global pandemic outbreaks and climate change highlight a range of new challenges facing business.
Strategic Logistics Management takes a systematic approach to managing the entire flow of materials, information, services and finance from raw material suppliers through manufacturing and warehousing, to the end user.
Strategic Logistics Management covers the operational and strategic aspects of all the components of business logistics from a supply chain management perspective. It focuses on the integration of all business processes that add value to the customer. Terminology is clearly explained, and the main points are illustrated with practical examples.
Contents include the following:
Strategic Logistics Management is aimed at undergraduate students and graduate programmes in the field of supply chain management.
Features:
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Customer service
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Demand and order management
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The supply management process
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Inventory management
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Transport management
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Warehouse management
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Reverse logistics
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Contract logistics
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Global dimensions of logistics
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Supply chain risk management and resilience
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City logistics
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Humanitarian logistics
Contents:
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PART A Introduction to logistics and supply chain management Chapter 1 Introduction to logistics and supply chain management
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PART B Logistics functions
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Chapter 2 Customer service
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Chapter 3 Demand and order management
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Chapter 4 Supply management
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Chapter 5 Inventory management
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Chapter 6 Operations and manufacturing
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Chapter 7 Transport management
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Chapter 8 Warehouse management
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Chapter 9 Reverse logistics
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PART C Supply chain integration
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Chapter 10 Information systems and technology
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Chapter 11 Contract logistics
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Chapter 12 Logistics network design and channel strategy
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PART D Strategic considerations
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Chapter 13 Global dimensions of logistics
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Chapter 14 Supply chain risk management and resilience
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Chapter 15 Sustainable logistics
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PART E Contemporary issues Chapter 16 City logistics Chapter 17 Humanitarian logistics
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PART F Case studies
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