For many years, procurement,
materials management and logistics were regarded as the responsibility of
either operations or marketing departments. The late 1980s saw the shift in
focus to supply management, and later to supply chain management. Since the early
1990s, the field has become increasingly important to firms as the marketplace
has become more and more competitive. Strategic logistics management takes a systematic approach
to managing the entire flow of materials, information, services and finance
from raw materials suppliers through factories and warehousing, to the end
user.
Strategic
logistics management covers the operational and strategic aspects of all the components
of logistics from a supply chain management perspective. It focuses on the
integration of all business processes that add value to the customer. The book
has been divided into five sections for easy access, with the final one
focusing on case studies. Terminology is clearly explained and the main points
are illustrated with many practical examples. A new chapter on humanitarian
logistics has been provided.
Contents include the following:
• The procurement
process
• The use of
contracts
• Warehouse design
and layout
• Inventory and
inventory management
• Reverse logistics
• Transport
• Customer service
• Alignment of supply
and demand
• Global distribution
strategies
• Humanitarian
logistics
Strategic
logistics management is aimed at undergraduate studies as well as graduate
programmes. It is the only case study-based South African textbook in this
field.
PART A: Introduction to supply chain management
Chapter 1 Introduction to supply chain management
PART B: Supply chain elements
Chapter 2 Sourcing
Chapter 3 Contract management
Chapter 4 Warehousing
Chapter 5 Inventory
Chapter 6 Operations and manufacturing
Chapter 7 Reverse logistics
Chapter 8 Transport
Chapter 9 Customer service
Chapter 10 Logistics information systems
PART C: Supply chain integration
Chapter 11 Logistics channels and network design
Chapter 12 Alignment of supply and demand
Chapter 13 Management strategies
PART D: Other strategic considerations
Chapter 14 Global logistics
Chapter 15 Integrated supply chain risk management
Chapter 16 Humanitarian logistics
PART E: Case studies
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