Global logistics: new directions in supply chain management
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TextPublication details: London Kogan Page Limited 2021 Edition: 8thDescription: xxv, 454 pISBN: 9781398600003Subject(s): Physical distribution of goods | Business logistics--Management | Business logisticsDDC classification: 658.7 Summary: About the book
Logistics and supply chain management is at the heart of almost every organization globally, as such, developing a well-rounded understanding of these areas has never been more important. Learn from leading sector specialists about key topics, such as supply chain leadership, resilience, technology, design, and more with this guide.
Global Logistics is the comprehensive guide to understanding the international and complex landscape of modern logistics and supply chain management. The book features expertise from over 30 contributors including leading academics, such as Martin Christopher, Alan McKinnon and Steve New, and experienced consultants to leading firms, such as Alan Braithwaite and Patrick Daly. A global approach has been taken, with input from over a dozen countries, and state-of-the-art research is situated alongside expert practical guidance. Covering a range of topics from supply chain strategy, risk management and sourcing to relationship management, resilience and ethics, Global Logistics is essential for those studying or working in logistics and supply chain.
Now in its 8th edition, Global Logistics is fully revised and restructured. Readers will learn how to improve logistics, supply chain management and operational effectiveness as well as how to navigate global supply chains, ensure sustainability and engineer for the future. This new edition also covers:
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Table of contents
Chapter - 01: Re-thinking supply chain strategy;Chapter - 02: Linking supply chain management to financial performance;Chapter - 03: Supply chain risk management: finance – the forgotten perspective?;Chapter - 04: Supply chain vulnerability and resilience;Chapter - 05: Fulfilling customer needs in the 2020s with marketing and logistics;Chapter - 06: New procurement directions in supply chain management;Chapter - 07: Maximizing capacity utilization in freight transport;Chapter - 08: Retail logistics;Chapter - 09: Trends and strategies in global logistics and supply chain management;Chapter - 10: Global sourcing and supply 190;Chapter - 11: Supply chain relationships: the foundation of success;Chapter - 12: Delivering sustainability through supply chain management;Chapter - 13: Greening of logistics: cutting pollution and greenhouse gas emissions;Chapter - 14: People powering contemporary supply chains;Chapter - 15: Leadership in logistics;Chapter - 16: Ethics in supply chains: an illustrated survey;Chapter - 17: Humanitarian logistics and supply chain management;Chapter - 18: Digitalization in global supply chain operations;Chapter - 19: Digitalization and Industry 4.0 in logistics;Chapter - 20: Performance measurement and management in the supply chain;Chapter - 21: Aligning technology, manufacturing and supply chain: why it matters and how to do it;Chapter - 22: The ‘deglobalization’ of logistics and supply chains: operating in an increasingly nationalistic and risky world;
About the book
Logistics and supply chain management is at the heart of almost every organization globally, as such, developing a well-rounded understanding of these areas has never been more important. Learn from leading sector specialists about key topics, such as supply chain leadership, resilience, technology, design, and more with this guide.
Global Logistics is the comprehensive guide to understanding the international and complex landscape of modern logistics and supply chain management. The book features expertise from over 30 contributors including leading academics, such as Martin Christopher, Alan McKinnon and Steve New, and experienced consultants to leading firms, such as Alan Braithwaite and Patrick Daly. A global approach has been taken, with input from over a dozen countries, and state-of-the-art research is situated alongside expert practical guidance. Covering a range of topics from supply chain strategy, risk management and sourcing to relationship management, resilience and ethics, Global Logistics is essential for those studying or working in logistics and supply chain.
Now in its 8th edition, Global Logistics is fully revised and restructured. Readers will learn how to improve logistics, supply chain management and operational effectiveness as well as how to navigate global supply chains, ensure sustainability and engineer for the future. This new edition also covers:
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