The Handbook of logistics and distribution management : understanding the supply chain /

Rushton, Alan.

The Handbook of logistics and distribution management : understanding the supply chain / Alan Rushton, Phil Croucher and Peter Baker - Sixth Edition. - Great Britain : Kogan Page Limited, c2017 - xxxvi, 872 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Section One. Concepts of Logistics and Distribution -- Section Two. Planning for Logistics -- Section Three. Procurement, Inventory and Demand Forecasting -- Section Four. Warehousing and Storage -- Section Five. Freight Transport -- Section Six. Outsourcing Logistics -- Section Seven. Operational Management.

Now in its sixth edition, this definitive text explains the nuts and bolts of logistics and distribution in accessible language. Covering all the major elements of modern logistics, the book is an indispensable guide for both students of logistics as well as newly-appointed distribution, logistics and supply chain managers.

9780749476779


BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT

HF 5415.7 .R87 2017