Supply Chain Logistics Management by Donald Bowersox

Supply Chain Logistics Management is exciting and promises to bolster traditional logistics courses and invigorate supply chain management courses. By examining traditional logistics issues within the context of the supply chain, this text captures the current trends in Supply Chain Management and Supply Chain Strategy. Most textbooks approach this subject from a limited perspective, studying only internal functions of an organization to the exclusion of issues that relate to the entire supply chain in an integrated enterprise. Supply Chain Logistics Management provides a solid foundation that clearly describes the role of logistics within the supply chain, portraying a complete view of the subject and extending to show how all the pieces fit together.

Contents

• 21st Century Supply Chains
• Logistics
• Customer Accommodation
• Procurement and Manufacturing
• Information Technology
• Integrated Operations Planning
• Inventory
• Transportation Infrastructure
• Transportation Operations
• Warehousing
• Packaging and Materials Handling
• Global Supply Chains
• Network Design
• Network and Operational Planning
• Relationship Development
• Operational, Financial and Performance Measurement
• Supply Chain Risk