Revised edition of the authors' Global logistics and supply chain management, 2012.
Includes bibliographical references and index.

Foreword
About the authors
About the contributors
Preface
Acknowledgements
Logistics and supply chain context
Introduction
Globalisation and international trade
Supply chain relationships
Supply chain strategies
Case studies
Logistics and supply chain operations
Transport in supply chains
Transport security
Logistics service providers
Procurement
Inventory management
Warehousing and materials handling
Technology in the supply chain
Information and finance flows in the supply chain
Supply chain designs
Supply chain vulnerability, risk, robustness and resilience
Sustainable logistics and supply chain systems
Reverse logistics
Service supply chains
Management science applications
Emerging supply chain designs
Glossary
Index.

Think of the many different products and services that are purchased and consumed each day how do they reach the end-user? What does this cost? What happens when something goes wrong? Logistics and Supply Chain Management (SCM) are the areas of study which help us to explore and answer these questions. Today they play a very important role in underpinning the success of many organisations across the public and private sectors and impact how we live our lives. This book, now in its third edition, provides essential reading for anybody studying SCM and logistics. Encompassing both practical and strategic perspectives, it takes a truly global perspective, recognising the transnational nature of logistics activities in today s world.