Global logistics and supply chain management /
Mangan, John, 1968-
Global logistics and supply chain management / John Mangan, Chandra Lalwani - 3rd ed. - Southern Gate, Chichester, West Sussex, UK : John Wiley & Sons Ltd 2016. - xvii, 393 pages : iilustrations ; 25 cm
Revised edition of the authors' Global logistics and supply chain management, 2012
Includes bibliographical references and index
Foreword -- About the authors -- About the contributors -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Logistics and supply chain context -- Introduction -- Globalisation and international trade -- Supply chain relationships -- Supply chain strategies -- Case studies -- Logistics and supply chain operations -- Transport in supply chains -- Transport security -- Logistics service providers -- procurement -- Inventory management -- Warehousing and materials handling -- Technology in the supply chain -- Information and finance flows in the supply chain -- Case studies -- Supply chain designs -- Supply chain vulnerability, risk, robustness and resilience -- Sustainable logistics and supply chain systems -- Reverse logistics -- Service supply chains -- Management science applications -- Emerging supply chain designs -- Case studies -- Glossary -- Index
Think of the many different products and services that are purchased and consumed each day how do they reach the end- user? What does this cost? What happens when something goes wrong? Logistics and Supply Chain Management (SCM) are the areas of study which help us to explore and answer these questions. Today they play a very important role in underpinning the success of many organisations across the public and private sectors and impact how we live our lives. This book, now in its third edition, provides essential reading for anybody studying SCM and logistics. Encompassing both practical and strategic perspectives, it takes a truly global perspective, recognising the transnational nature of logistics activities in today s world
9781119117827 (pbk.) 1119117828 (pbk.) 9781119123958 (PDF ebook)
Business logistics.
HD38.5 / .M36 2016
Global logistics and supply chain management / John Mangan, Chandra Lalwani - 3rd ed. - Southern Gate, Chichester, West Sussex, UK : John Wiley & Sons Ltd 2016. - xvii, 393 pages : iilustrations ; 25 cm
Revised edition of the authors' Global logistics and supply chain management, 2012
Includes bibliographical references and index
Foreword -- About the authors -- About the contributors -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Logistics and supply chain context -- Introduction -- Globalisation and international trade -- Supply chain relationships -- Supply chain strategies -- Case studies -- Logistics and supply chain operations -- Transport in supply chains -- Transport security -- Logistics service providers -- procurement -- Inventory management -- Warehousing and materials handling -- Technology in the supply chain -- Information and finance flows in the supply chain -- Case studies -- Supply chain designs -- Supply chain vulnerability, risk, robustness and resilience -- Sustainable logistics and supply chain systems -- Reverse logistics -- Service supply chains -- Management science applications -- Emerging supply chain designs -- Case studies -- Glossary -- Index
Think of the many different products and services that are purchased and consumed each day how do they reach the end- user? What does this cost? What happens when something goes wrong? Logistics and Supply Chain Management (SCM) are the areas of study which help us to explore and answer these questions. Today they play a very important role in underpinning the success of many organisations across the public and private sectors and impact how we live our lives. This book, now in its third edition, provides essential reading for anybody studying SCM and logistics. Encompassing both practical and strategic perspectives, it takes a truly global perspective, recognising the transnational nature of logistics activities in today s world
9781119117827 (pbk.) 1119117828 (pbk.) 9781119123958 (PDF ebook)
Business logistics.
HD38.5 / .M36 2016