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Title Global logistics : new directions in supply chain management / edited by Donald Waters
Edition Sixth edition
Published London ; Philadelphia : Kogan Page, [2010]
London ; Philadelphia : Kogan Page, 2010
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Description xxv, 510 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Contents Machine derived contents note: Contributors -- Preface -- 1 New directions in logistics -- Martin Christopher -- 2 Best practices in logistics and supply chain management -- Krysztof Rutkowski -- 3 Trends and strategies in global logistics -- Frank Straube, Arnfield Nagel and Daniel Rief -- 4 Incentives and the strategic management of suppliers -- Glyn Watson, Chris Lonsdale and Joe Sanderson -- 5 Time compression in the supply chain -- Adrian Beesley -- 6 Building more agile supply chains -- Remko van Hoek -- 7 Using marketing and services strategies for logistics customer service -- David Grant -- 8 People powering contemporary supply chains -- John Gattorna -- 9 Creating shareholder value through supply chain management -- Heimo Losbichler and Farzad Mahmoodi -- 10 Outsourcing: the result of global supply chains? -- Stephen Rinsler -- 11 Risk in the supply chain -- Lars Stemmler -- 12 Supply chain vulnerability, risk and resilience -- Helen Peck -- 13 Information systems and information technologies for supply chain management -- Xinping Shi and Simon Chan -- 14 Improving management of supply chains by information technology -- Heikki Holma and Jari Salo -- 15 Delivering sustainability through supply chain management -- Kirstie McIntyre -- 16 Performance measurement and management in the supply chain -- Alan Braithwaite -- 17 Optimizing the road freight transport system -- Alan McKinnon -- 18 Retail logistics -- John Fernie -- 19 Internet traders can increase profitability by reshaping their supply chains -- Robert Duncan -- 20 Time as a trade barrier -- Hildegunn Nords̄ -- 21 Learning from humanitarian supply chains -- Rolando Tomasini and Luk Van Wassenhove -- 22 Global sourcing and supply -- Alan Braithwaite -- 23 International road and rail freight transport activity -- Jacques Leonardi, Allan Woodburn, Julian Allen and Michael Browne -- 24 The changing supply of logistics services ? a UK perspective -- Colin Bamford -- 25 Developments in Western European logistics strategies -- Michael Browne, Julian Allen and Allan Woodburn -- 26 Logistics in China -- James Wang -- 27 Logistics strategies for Central and Eastern Europe -- Grzegorz Augustyniak -- 28 North American logistics -- Jean-Paul Rodrigue and Marcus Hesse -- Index
Notes "Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport, UK."
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Subject Physical distribution of goods.
Business logistics -- Management.
Author Waters, C. D. J. (C. Donald J.), 1949-
Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport in the UK.
LC no. 2010000351
ISBN 9780749457037
9780749459369 ebook