This concise and well written book integrates logistics into a supply chain management context. Current events, along with new theory and practice make it a valuable reference for industry practitioners, and compliment material on the basics in warehousing, transportation, inventory, and packaging and material handling. More in-depth coverage includes service response logistics, logistics accounting, and reverse logistics. Also featured, are important chapters on service response logistics, logistics accounting, and reverse logistics. For logistics analysts and managers, distribution analysts, warehouse managers, transportation analysts, supply chain management managers, and purchasing managers.



Table of Contents

I. INTRODUCING SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT.

1. The Supply Chain Management Concept. 2. Supply Management. 3. Operations.

II. INTRODUCING INTEGRATED LOGISTICS.

4. The Integrated Logistics Concept. 5. Quality Customer Service and Integrated Logistics. 6. Service Response Logistics.

III. THE INTEGRATED LOGISTICS ACTIVITIES.

7. Domestic Transportation. 8. Transportation Management. 9. Inventory Management. 10. Scheduling. 11. Warehouse Management. 12. Material Handling and Packaging.

IV. COORDINATION ISSUES IN INTEGRATED LOGISTICS.

13. Reverse Logistics. 14. Organizational Structure. 15. Integrated Logistics Information Systems. 16. Integrated Logistics Accounting. 17. Integrated Logistics Strategic Management. 18. Global Integrated Logistics.