A Logistics Approach to Supply Chain Management

A LOGISTICS APPROACH TO SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT has refined its focus on the supply chain approach, one of the latest developments in logistics management. Its strategic managerial focus blends logistics theory with practical applications and includes updated material on the latest technology, transportation regulations, pricing, and other issues. This market-leading text continues to focus on the integration of the supply chain approach as an important concept in understanding contemporary logistics management. In addition, this text focuses on changes in the way business is being done, with a particular emphasis on technology. Each chapter opens with ?Supply Chain Profiles,? vignettes that introduce you to the chapter?s topics through familiar real-world companies, people, and events. For this edition, the majority of the profiles have been changed. Short Cases at the end of the book are built on what you?ve learned in chapters.