E-logistics: managing your digital supply chains for competitive advantage 

 - London  Kogan Page Limited  2016 
 - xx, 516 p. 
<br/><br/>Section - PART ONE:: E-logistics development;<br/>Chapter - 01: E-logistics: an introduction;Chapter - 02: Supporting ICT infrastructure for future logistics;<br/>Section - PART TWO:: E-logistics for transport modes and nodes;<br/>Chapter - 03: ICT for airfreight management;Chapter - 04: ICT for rail freight management;Chapter - 05: ICT for efficient road freight transport;Chapter - 06: Electronic bills of lading;Chapter - 07: Port-centric ICT system;<br/>Section - PART THREE:: Automating e-logistics;<br/>Chapter - 08: B2C e-commerce and fulfiment;Chapter - 09: The challenges of e-commerce on warehousing in the future;Chapter - 10: Advanced warehouse management systems and innovations;Chapter - 11: RFID in logistics;Chapter - 12: The role of GS1 in logistics and e-procurement;Chapter - 13: Automating a logistics service chain;<br/>Section - PART FOUR:: Regional and global e-logistics;<br/>Chapter - 14: Regional electronic marketplaces to improve logistics;Chapter - 15: Trade and transport electronic single windows;Chapter - 16: Single window systems for global supply chain management;Chapter - 17: End-to-end global visibility and order management for integrated supply and demand chains;<br/>Section - PART FIVE:: Future outlook;<br/>Chapter - 18: ICT in multimodal transport and technological trends; 
<br/><br/> About the book<br/>E-logistics serves as the nerve system for the whole supply chain and enables smooth information flow within and between organizations. This contributed book focuses on the strategic role of e-logistics in today's dynamic global environment.<br/><br/>In E-Logistics international experts from both academia and industry examine how competitiveness and productivity in transport, logistics and supply chain management can be improved using e-logistics systems and technologies. A variety of successful e-logistics business approaches are discussed covering a range of commercial sectors and transport modes. Separate chapters consider e-logistics developments for air freight; rail freight; road freight; sea transport and port systems. Subsequent chapters address in depth support systems for B2C and B2B e-commerce and e-fulfilment, warehouse management, RFID, electronic marketplaces, global supply network visibility, and service chain automation. Industry case studies are used to support the discussion. The book also investigates emerging technologies in e-logistics and considers what the future might hold in this rapidly changing and developing field. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780749472665 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Materials management--Data processing<br/>Inventory control--Data processing
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>658.70285  / WAN