The Handbook of Logistics and Distribution Management: Understanding the Supply Chain

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Alan Rushton Phil Croucher

The Handbook of Logistics and Distribution Management

Understanding the Supply Chain

Alan Rushton, Phil Croucher, Dr Peter Baker , Dr Peter Baker

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Kogan Page Ltd
03 January 2022

Production & quality control management; Purchasing & supply management; Distribution & warehousing management; Transport industries

Fully grasp the core principles of logistics, distribution management and the supply chain, in addition to emerging trends and the latest technologies, with this definitive guide that offers clear and straightforward explanations.

The Handbook provides practitioners and students with a complete, step-by-step overview of the many different aspects of setting up, managing and optimizing supply chains. Designed to offer a full appreciation of how supply chains are planned and operated, it is structured logically and delves into topics in more clarity and detail than disparate collections of research papers. Integrating both strategic and tactical insights, this textbook is underpinned throughout by real-world data and worked examples that bring the concepts to life.

The seventh edition offers:

Updates and solutions designed to meet the challenges faced by those studying and working in the sector

New coverage of future supply chain related technologies, including artificial intelligence, data analytics, digital twins and autonomous mobile robots and how these can be used to optimize operations and increase productivity

Online resources including lecture slides (tables, images and formulae from the text), acronyms and abbreviations and infographics.

Written by an author team with extensive practical experience in some of the most challenging environments across the world, this seminal text is an invaluable resource for both practitioners and students, providing a useful desk reference for topics across the wide ranging and vitally important fields of logistics and the supply chain.

By: Alan Rushton, Phil Croucher, Dr Peter Baker, Dr Peter Baker
Imprint: Kogan Page Ltd
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: 7th Revised edition
Dimensions: Height: 240mm, Width: 171mm, Spine: 45mm
Weight: 1.370kg
ISBN: 9781398602045
ISBN 10: 1398602043
Pages: 824
Publication Date: 03 January 2022
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Unspecified

Section - ONE: Concepts of Logistics and Distribution; Chapter - 01: Introduction to Logistics and Distribution; Chapter - 02: Integrated Logistics and the Supply Chain; Chapter - 03: Customer Service and Logistics; Chapter - 04: Channels of Distribution; Chapter - 05: Key Issues and Challenges for Logistics; Section - TWO: Planning for Logistics; Chapter - 06: Planning Framework for Logistics; Chapter - 07: Logistics Processes; Chapter - 08: Supply Chain Segmentation; Chapter - 09: Logistics Costs and Trade-Offs; Chapter - 10: Logistics Network Planning; Chapter - 11: Logistics Management and Organisation; Chapter - 12: Omnichannel Fulfilment; Chapter - 13: Manufacturing Logistics; Section - THREE: Procurement, Inventory and Demand Forecasting; Chapter - 14: Procurement and Supply; Chapter - 15: Inventory - The Basic Concepts; Chapter - 16: Inventory and the Supply Chain; Chapter - 17: Inventory Planning and Demand Forecasting; Section - FOUR: Warehousing and Storage; Chapter - 18: Principles of Warehousing; Chapter - 19: Storage and Handling Systems (Palletised); Chapter - 20: Storage and Handling Systems (Non-Palletised); Chapter - 21: Order Picking and Packing; Chapter - 22: Receiving and Despatch; Chapter - 23: Warehouse Design; Chapter - 24: Warehouse Management and Information; Section - FIVE: Freight Transport; Chapter - 25: International Logistics - Modal Choice; Chapter - 26: Maritime Transport; Chapter - 27: Air Transport; Chapter - 28: Rail and Intermodal Transport; Chapter - 29: Road Freight Transport - Vehicle Selection; Chapter - 30: Road Freight Transport - Vehicle Costing; Chapter - 31: Road Freight Transport - Planning and Resourcing; Chapter - 32: Road Freight Transport - Vehicle Routeing & Scheduling; Chapter - 33: International Freight Forwarding; Section - SIX: Outsourcing Logistics; Chapter - 34: Outsourcing - Operations & Services; Chapter - 35: Outsourcing - Decision Criteria; Chapter - 36: Outsourcing - The Selection Process; Chapter - 37: Outsourcing Management; Section - SEVEN: Operational Management; Chapter - 38: Cost and Performance Monitoring; Chapter - 39: Benchmarking; Chapter - 40: Information and Communication Technology in the Supply Chain; Chapter - 41: Security and Safety; Chapter - 42: Logistics and the Environment; Chapter - 43: Humanitarian Logistics

Alan Rushton worked in the chemical industry and is a former Director of Dialog Consultants. He was the Director of Graduate Programmes at the Centre for Logistics and Supply Chain Management at Cranfield University. Phil Croucher held several senior posts in industry, across many countries. He is an independent supply chain consultant and lecturer, and has an MSc in Logistics and Distribution Management from Cranfield University. Peter Baker worked in international freight forwarding and then as a consultant completing over 80 supply chain projects across the world. He was a senior logistics lecturer and, more recently a Visiting Fellow, at Cranfield University.

Reviews for The Handbook of Logistics and Distribution Management: Understanding the Supply Chain

An impressive book covering the key aspects and processes of logistics and distribution in a detailed and holistic manner. It is an essential read for undergraduate and postgraduate students and others keen to understand more about logistics and distribution. * Professor Michael Bourlakis, Director of the Centre for Logistics, Procurement & Supply Chain Management, Cranfield School of Management, Cranfield University * This is all you need. For anyone wishing to start their career or top up their knowledge, regardless of how long they have been in the profession, this is the one-stop, excellently written publication. This publication is my sanity check in an ever-changing world of logistics. * Ashley Rimmer, FCILT, Transport Manager (Highways) Norse Group. * I would recommend this as one of the most readable books available for logistics and supply chain students and professionals around the world. * Dorothea Carvalho, Director of Professional Development, CILT * A whopping 750 pages filled with a wealth of information on all aspects of the supply chain, from raw materials through to final distribution of the finished product. * Martijn Graat, LogisticsMatter.com *