Logistics Management and Strategy

This major new textbook takes a fresh look at logistics management and strategy. The authors adopt an integrative approach to examine the workings of modern logistics and supply chain management tools and techniques within the context of supply chain strategy. Divided into four parts, centred around a model for logistics, the book guides the reader through the subject in logical stages: *Part One presents an introduction to logistics and its contribution to competitiveness, customer service and the creation of value. *Part Two focuses on leveraging logistics operations within the overall context of service and cost performance objectives. *Part Three focuses on supplier interfaces, and on the challenges of integrating the supply network. *Part Four considers current leading edge thinking in logistics and looks to future challenges. Taking a broad, integrative approach, Logistics Management and Strategy provides: *A balanced and comprehensive view of the subject with examples drawn from both the manufacturing and service sectors. *A discussion of the most recent developments in supply chain management such as e-commerce, and outsourcing as well as more traditional logistical issues

Logistics is transforming the competitive landscape and has become one of today¿s key business issues. This second edition of Logistics Management and Strategy takes a practical, integrated and international approach to logistics and is the perfect introduction to the subject for modern Managers or students of logistics, supply chain and operations management.

A clear framework guides the reader through the four parts of the book, covering:

• An introduction to logistics, customer service and value
• Leveraging logistics operations as competitive capabilities
• Supplier interfaces and the challenges of integration
• Changing the future

Every chapter highlights the key issues, has two up to date Case Studies and features chapter summaries, activities and questions to explore logistical concepts in operational detail. Harrison & van Hoek include the very latest research to reflect the innovative and exciting developments in this subject area.

¿Well written and contains a wealth of valuable ideas and concepts.¿ ¿ Dr. Jan de Vries, University of Groningen

¿Very up-to-date, both in terms of its conceptual framework and the topics covered.  Remarkably clear and easy to read¿.  - Dr Tony Whiteing, University of Huddersfield

Alan Harrison is Professor of Operations and Logistics at Cranfield School of Management, and Director of Research at Cranfield Centre for Logistics and Transportation.

Remko van Hoek is Professor of Supply Chain Management at Cranfield Centre for Logistics and Transportation. He is also Managing Director of the Operations Management Roundtable at the Corporate Executive Board, based in Washington D.C., USA.