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Logistics : an introduction to supply chain management / Donald Waters.

By: Material type: TextTextNew York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2020Description: xii, 354 pages : illustrations ; 25 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 0333963695
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 658.5 21 W315l
LOC classification:
  • HD38.5 .W384 2003
Online resources:
Contents:
The context of logistics -- Integrating the supply chain -- Logistics strategy -- Implementing the strategy -- Locating facilities -- Planning resources -- Controlling material flow -- Measuring and improving performance -- Procurement -- Inventory management -- Warehousing and material handling -- Transport -- Global logistics.
Summary: An introduction to Supply Chain Management is an essential introduction for any business student studying logistics or supply chain management. The text uses chapter aims, summaries, boxed items, case studies, worked examples, problem discussion questions and suggested reading to illustrate and guide the student through the text. It takes a broad view of logistics, exploring all the main concepts within a wide business context, with a strong focus on application and practical situations. This clear and well written text gives a very up-to-date perspective on this fast moving field. It explores the management of logistics and its strategic role within an organisation, while examining new developments in the field and providing an international dimension to the subject.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

The context of logistics -- Integrating the supply chain -- Logistics strategy -- Implementing the strategy -- Locating facilities -- Planning resources -- Controlling material flow -- Measuring and improving performance -- Procurement -- Inventory management -- Warehousing and material handling -- Transport -- Global logistics.

An introduction to Supply Chain Management is an essential introduction for any business student studying logistics or supply chain management. The text uses chapter aims, summaries, boxed items, case studies, worked examples, problem discussion questions and suggested reading to illustrate and guide the student through the text. It takes a broad view of logistics, exploring all the main concepts within a wide business context, with a strong focus on application and practical situations. This clear and well written text gives a very up-to-date perspective on this fast moving field. It explores the management of logistics and its strategic role within an organisation, while examining new developments in the field and providing an international dimension to the subject.

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