LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT AND STRATEGY: COMPETING THROUGH THE SUPPLY CHAIN, 7TH EDITION

HEATHER SKIPWORTH, REMKO VAN HOEK, JAMES AITKEN, ALAN HARRISON

ISBN 10: 1292465344 / ISBN 13: 9781292465340

Published by PEARSON, 2025

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT AND STRATEGY: COMPETING THROUGH THE SUPPLY CHAIN, 7TH EDITION
• Publisher: PEARSON
• Publication Date: 2025
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1292465344
• ISBN 13: 9781292465340
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition: International Edition
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Logistics Management and Strategy, 7^th edition is a concise and strategic introduction to the subjects of logistics and supply chain management, with emphasis on international applications and examples, and is perfect for modern managers and students of logistics and supply chain management.

Logistics stands at the heart of debates around systems, sustainability, technology, competitive advantage, globalisation and risk. This textbook brings a thoroughly updated, straightforward and practical approach to these topics, and illustrates the real-life issues in logistics management through up-to-date case studies. This edition features cases from Australia, China, Germany, Japan, South Africa, Sweden and the USA, as well as cases on global businesses.

Major updates for this edition address contemporary issues so that each area of discussion ties in with current practice. The new or updated material includes:

• A brand new chapter ''Supply Chain Risk and Resilience'' highlighting new developments in the strategic management of risk, with new cases exploring risk mitigation strategies at Ford Motor Company and supply chain data visualization at Flex
• A refreshed focus on sustainability and environmental issues throughout the book - from net zero carbon initiatives, carbon costing, and green logistics, to sourcing ethically and transportation
• Digitalisation and the role of technology in logistics and supply chain management
• Eighteen new case studies in this edition, illustrating the issues when applied in a wide variety of types of organisation
• Significant updates on future challenges and opportunities in logistics
• Activities and discussion questions, designed to help you explore key themes and apply what you are learning

This book provides all the necessary information to cultivate your understanding of logistics management and is recommended to anyone studying logistics modules, at undergraduate or MSc level.