Urban Reverse Logistics Operations for Competitive Advantage: Supply Chain & Logistics Management - Softcover

Ali, Muhammad

 
9783848420582: Urban Reverse Logistics Operations for Competitive Advantage: Supply Chain & Logistics Management
Softcover
ISBN 10: 3848420589 ISBN 13: 9783848420582
Publisher: LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing, 2012

Synopsis

This book presents the handling of returned goods from a different perspective. The book compares forward logistics operations with reverse logistics operations.It is noted that Reverse logistics is not the opposite of profitable forward logistics.There are many complexities that are associated with reverse logistics operations that are addressed in this book. Design of warehouse, utilisation of transportation resources and allocation of human resource for handling returned goods are some factors that push the retailers to focus on forward logistics.Handling of returned goods costs $ 862 billion in USA. In Europe along with business needs an important driving force behind the implementation of reverse logistics operations is Government legislation. It is noted that in the book that if the urban retailers want to assure long-term profitability from their logistics operations then they cannot ignore logistics operations as part of their business strategy.

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About the Author

Mr. Muhammad Ali has obtained his Masters in Business Administration (MBA) degree in 2009 from Manchester Metropolitan University, U.K. He has been working with different organisations in U.K. and in Pakistan. Currently he is involved with several research and teaching projects at University of Peshawar, Pakistan.

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Publisher
LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing
Publication date
2012
Language
English
ISBN 10 
3848420589
ISBN 13 
9783848420582
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
72