Logistics Management and Strategy Competing through the Supply Chain
Produktdetaljer
Biografisk notat
Alan Harrison was Professor of Operations and Logistics at Cranfield School of Management, and Director of Research at The Cranfield Centre for Logistics and Supply Chain Management.
Heather Skipworth is Senior Lecturer at Cranfield School of Management, The Cranfield Centre for Logistics and Supply Chain Management.
Remko van Hoek is a Professor of Supply Chain Management at the University of Arkansas in the Sam M. Walton College of Business. He is also Chief Procurement Officer at GDF SUEZ/Cofely the Netherlands.
James Aitken is a Professor in Operations Management at University of Surrey.
Logistics Management and Strategy: Competing Through the Supply Chain; 6th edition by Alan Harrison and Remko Van Hoek is an internationally appealing textbook which provides a comprehensive study and explanation of logistics solutions and Supply Chain Management with a clear European foundation.
Ideal for MSc students, the text provides in-depth coverage of the most up-to-date topics, including the challenges of coordinating manufacturing and retail processes, a review of leveraging logistics operations, and future challenges in logistics.
Key features of this edition include:
- Cases from all over the world, including places outside of Europe such as South Africa, China and Australia
- A focus on learning in line with the globalisation of logistics
- Consideration of modern problems and solutions to real-life logistics management issues
This book provides all the necessary information to cultivate your understanding of logistics management at an international level, recommended to anyone studying for an MSc degree or open learning course.
Encourage your students to think beyond the small picture, considering the global industry in logistic management.
Logistics Management and Strategy: Competing through the Supply Chain explores the value of logistics management in the modern industry at international level, considering common issues and solutions with a range of case examples.
- Foreword
- Preface
- How to use this book
- Plan of the book
- Logistics and the supply chain
- Putting the end-customer first
- Value and logistics costs
- Managing logistics internationally
- Managing the lead-time frontier
- Supply chain planning and control
- Lean thinking and agile supply chains
- Integrating the supply chain
- Sourcing and procurement
- Logistics future challenges and opportunities
Index
A concise, applied and strategic introduction to the subject of logistics and supply chain management, perfect for modern managers and students of logistics and supply chain management.
Logistics stands at the heart of the debate around systems, sustainability, technology, competitive advantage, globalisation and risk. A market leading Logistics Management and Strategy, 6th edition brings a thoroughly updated, straightforward and practical approach to these topics.
Building on its market leading position, this text has a clear European foundation and an international appeal. In line with the globalisation of logistics, it includes cases from Europe, South Africa, the United States, Japan, China and Australia.
New sections include:
- segmented supply chain strategy,
- supply chain investment decisions,
- global governance,
- a wide range of agile practices
- and revised corporate social responsibility.
Alan Harrison was Professor of Operations and Logistics at Cranfield School of Management, and Director of Research at The Cranfield Centre for Logistics and Supply Chain Management.
Heather Skipworth is Senior Lecturer at Cranfield School of Management, The Cranfield Centre for Logistics and Supply Chain Management.
Remko van Hoek is a Professor of Supply Chain Management at the University of Arkansas in the Sam M. Walton College of Business. He is also Chief Procurement Officer at GDF SUEZ/Cofely the Netherlands.
James Aitken is a Professor in Operations Management at University of Surrey.
- A focus on learning in line with the globalisation of logistics helps students grasp international business activity.
- A carefully planned structure in each chapter introduces topics at the right time to help your students develop their understanding of complex topics.
- A wide range of case examples is included throughout the chapters.
- Case Studies from around the world broaden your students' understanding of varied global practices.
- Expanded section on segmented supply chain strategy in chapter 2 better develops the alignment between marketing and supply chain.
- Chapter 3 now considers value and logistics costs, equipping your students with the latest thinking on improving liquidity through supply chain management.
- Risk-readiness in chapter 4 has been updated to include recent case studies, such as the horsemeat scandal.
- A reconstructed chapter 7 reflects updated information on the ability of supply chains to respond to unpredictable demand.
- A new section added to chapter 4 addresses the global governance of supply chains, reflecting the direction of the industry.
- An entirely new section on Blockchains in chapter 8 keeps your students up-to-date with modern developments.
Produktdetaljer
Biografisk notat
Alan Harrison was Professor of Operations and Logistics at Cranfield School of Management, and Director of Research at The Cranfield Centre for Logistics and Supply Chain Management.
Heather Skipworth is Senior Lecturer at Cranfield School of Management, The Cranfield Centre for Logistics and Supply Chain Management.
Remko van Hoek is a Professor of Supply Chain Management at the University of Arkansas in the Sam M. Walton College of Business. He is also Chief Procurement Officer at GDF SUEZ/Cofely the Netherlands.
James Aitken is a Professor in Operations Management at University of Surrey.