Logistics and Supply Chain Management

A critical concern for every business, effective logistics and supply chain management is key to achieving competitive advantage. Better development and management of your supply chain network will not only cut costs but enhance your customer value. And in todays volatile marketplace, supply chains need to be more flexible and capable of adapting to change than ever.

In fact, the real competition today is not between companies but between supply chains. The winning approach to supply chains is an integrated perspective that takes account of networks of relationships, sustainability and product design, as well as the logistics of procurement, distribution and fulfilment. Logistics & Supply Chain Management provides you with the core tools, processes and initiatives you need to stay one step ahead.

The fifth edition of this bestselling book has been completely updated: as well as additional examples and case studies throughout, there are two new chapters covering:

o GOING TO MARKET how to maximise and innovate your delivery channels

o SERVICE LOGISTICS how to adapt your supply chains to the service economy

A definitive text from a true authority. It provides both the student and the professional with ideas, processes and tools to deliver sustainable competitive advantage to their organisation.

Yossi Sheffi, Director, MIT Center for Transportation and Logistics

A powerful book which provides the fundamental tools, examples and insights to develop your supply chain to the next level. Its well worth reading.

Bo-Inge Stensson, Senior Vice President, Purchasing SKF Group

Essential reading for anyone seeking to understand how to derive competitive advantage from managing their supply chain.

Professor Matthias Holweg, Sad Business School, University of Oxford

This has been the definitive book on logistics and supply chain management, and the fifth edition just got better. It describes the opportunities and challenges for managers in the area accessibly, concisely and comprehensively essential reading and reference.

Alan Braithwaite, Chairman, LCP Consulting and Visiting Professor, Cranfield Centre for Logistics and Supply Chain Management