Foreword -- About the authors -- About the contributors -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Logistics and supply chain context -- Introduction -- Globalisation and international trade -- Supply chain relationships -- Supply chain strategies -- Case studies -- Logistics and supply chain operations...

"This book explains the basics of supply chain management and IT-based logistics, with a focus on distribution systems for consumer goods, warehouse management, and parcel and express delivery services. The book is rounded off with a discussion of outsourcing strategies and logistics...

Supply Chain Management (SCM) bezeichnet "...the integration of business processes from the end user through original suppliers that provides products, services, and information that add value for customers." (Global Supply Chain Forum, 1998) SCM basiert insbesondere auf Konzepten des...