Logistics and Supply Chain Toolkit

Over 100 Tools for Transport, Warehousing and Inventory Management
4. Auflage 2024
ISBN: 978-1-3986-1339-3
Verlag: Kogan Page

Buch, Englisch, 464 Seiten, Format (B × H): 161 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 857 g

The Logistics and Supply Chain Toolkit provides practical tools and ideas to optimize the management of logistics and supply chain processes. The fourth edition is fully updated to feature the latest frameworks and topics, including robotics and blockchain in logistics and how to measure the return on investment for these technologies. It offers solutions and plans spanning across a variety of functions such as warehousing, logistics, supply chain management, inventory and outsourcing. General management, performance management and problem-solving tools are also included to provide a broader, transferable scope of tools for the reader. Each toolkit addresses key principles within its area of discipline, providing the reader with a precision approach to be used in complex and sensitive circumstances. The Logistics and Supply Chain Toolkit is an essential resource of practical tools and information for warehouse, inventory and transport managers and students to help them tackle the challenges of logistics and supply chain management. Online resources contain downloadable content, including supply chain audits and supply chain strategy decision charts.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Richards, Gwynne

Grinsted, Susan

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Bereichsspezifisches Management Lagerhaltung und Versand
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Bereichsspezifisches Management Einkauf, Logistik, Supply-Chain-Management

Inhaltsverzeichnis

• • Chapter - 00: Introduction;
  • Chapter - 01: Warehouse management tools and guides;
  • Chapter - 02: Transport management tools;
  • Chapter - 03: Inventory management tools;
  • Chapter - 04: Supply chain management tools;
  • Chapter - 05: Outsourcing tools;
  • Chapter - 06: General management tools;
  • Chapter - 07: Performance management tools;
  • Chapter - 08: Financial management tools and ratios;
  • Chapter - 09: Problem-solving tools;

Über Autor(innen)

Grinsted, Susan
Susan Grinsted is an independent educator, trainer and consultant, who works with a number of educational institutions in Britain, France and Finland, as well as with multinational companies all over the world. Her work focuses on transferring knowledge and skills to enable companies to improve their performance.

Richards, Gwynne
Gwynne Richards has over thirty years' experience in warehouse management and logistics. As well as running his own successful logistics consultancy, he provides a number of courses on warehouse and transport management for practitioners. He is also a visiting lecturer at the University of Warwick and the University of Aston. He is the author of Warehouse Management and The Logistics and Supply Chain Toolkit, published by Kogan Page.

Gwynne Richards runs his own logistics consultancy and provides courses on warehouse and transport management for practitioners. He lectures at University of Warwick, UK and Hong Kong Polytechnic University. He is also the author of Warehouse Management, published by Kogan Page. Susan Grinsted is co-founder of HowToLogistics.com, an associate at Apprise Consulting and a Principal Fellow of WMG at University of Warwick, UK.