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100			_aRushton, Alan _910437
245			_aThe handbook of logistics and distribution management: _bunderstanding the supply chain
250			_a7th
260			_bKogan Page Limited _aLondon _c2022
300			_axxx, 792 p.
365			_aUSD _b80.00
504			_aTable of content 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
520			_aAbout the book 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
650			_aPhysical distribution of goods--Management _911315
650			_aBusiness logistics _9435
650			_aCustomer services _9332
700			_aCroucher, Phil _911316
700			_aBaker, Peter _911317
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