Logistics & Supply Chain Management

5th Auflage
ISBN: 978-1-292-08379-7
Verlag: Financial Times Prent.

Buch, Englisch, 328 Seiten, Format (B × H): 230 mm x 152 mm, Gewicht: 422 g

The UK’s bestselling book on logistics and supply chain management – over 100,000 copies sold.Effective development and management of supply chain networks helps businesses cut costs and enhance customer value. This updated 5th edition is a clear guide to all the key topics in an integrated approach to supply chains.As well as new and updated examples and case studies, there are two new chapters:Routes to Market: Many companies now have to manage multiple distribution channels - this chapter covers strategic issues on how companies “go to market” along with the cost implications of using alternative channels.Service Logistics: As companies begin to sell performance rather than physical product, this chapter explores the implications for logistics management as the need to provide higher levels of service and customer support becomes ever more critical.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Christopher, Martin

Inhaltsverzeichnis

PrefaceAbout the AuthorChapter 1 - Logistics, the Supply Chain and Competitive StrategyChapter 2 - Delivering Customer ValueChapter 3 -Going to MarketChapter 4 - Measuring Logistics Costs and PerformanceChapter 5 - Matching Supply and DemandChapter 6 - Creating the Responsive Supply ChainChapter 7 - Strategic Lead-Time ManagementChapter 8 - The Synchronous Supply ChainChapter 9 - Complexity and the Supply ChainChapter 10 - Managing the Global PipelineChapter 11 - Service LogisticsChapter 12 - Managing Risk in the Supply ChainChapter 13 - The Era of Network CompetitionChapter 14 - Overcoming the Barriers to Supply Chain IntegrationChapter 15 - The Sustainable Supply ChainChapter 16 - The Supply Chain of the Future

Über Autor(innen)

Martin Christopher is Emeritus Professor of Marketing & Logistics at Cranfield School of Management. He also chairs the Advisory Board of the internationally renowned Centre for Logistics and Supply Chain Management.Martin’s work in the field has gained international recognition & he's a regular contributor to conferences and workshops around the world.