Logistics Management and Strategy
Competing Through the Supply Chain
by Alan Harrison, Remko Van Hoek, Heather Skipworth
6th Edition
Publisher: Pearson
Book Details
| Print ISBN | 9781292183688 |
| eText ISBN | 9781292183725 |
| Publisher | Pearson |
| Publishing Year | 2019 |
| Edition | 6th Edition |
| Language | English |
| Pages | 496 |
Logistics Management and Strategy: Competing Through the Supply Chain, 6th Edition, is a textbook that examines logistics solutions and supply chain management. Built on a European foundation, the volume presents an international perspective on strategic and operational logistics.
The text addresses how organizations compete through logistics by prioritizing the end-customer, analyzing value alongside logistics costs, and coordinating manufacturing with retail processes. It also explores the impact of just-in-time principles, agile supply networks, and collaborative sourcing and procurement.
Featuring global case studies from regions such as South Africa, the United States, Japan, China, and Australia, this edition is intended for MSc logistics students, open learning participants, and MBA elective courses.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Logistics and the supply chain
Chapter 2: Putting the end-customer first
Chapter 3: Value and logistics costs
Chapter 4: Managing logistics internationally
Chapter 5: Managing the lead-time frontier
Chapter 6: Supply chain planning and control
Chapter 7: Lean thinking and agile supply chains
Chapter 8: Integrating the supply chain
Chapter 9: Sourcing and procurement
Chapter 10: Logistics future challenges and opportunities
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