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Logistics Management and Strategy: Competing through the Supply Chain 6th edition


Logistics Management and Strategy: Competing through the Supply Chain 6th edition

Paperback by Harrison, Alan; Skipworth, Heather; Van Hoek, Remko; Aitken, James

Logistics Management and Strategy: Competing through the Supply Chain

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ISBN:
9781292183688
Publication Date:
17 Jun 2019
Edition/language:
6th edition / English
Publisher:
Pearson Education Limited
Pages:
496 pages
Format:
Paperback
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Logistics Management and Strategy: Competing through the Supply Chain

Description

Deepen your understanding of logistics management and get a handle on real problems and solutions on the global scene. 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.

Contents

Foreword Preface How to use this book Plan of the book Part One COMPETING THROUGH LOGISTICS Logistics and the supply chain Putting the end-customer first Value and logistics costs Part Two LEVERAGING LOGISTICS OPERATIONS Managing logistics internationally Managing the lead-time frontier Supply chain planning and control ?? Lean thinking and agile supply chains Part Three WORKING TOGETHER Integrating the supply chain Sourcing and procurement Part Four CHANGING THE FUTURE Logistics future challenges and opportunities Index

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