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Unit One Elements of Logistics 1

Text A A Brief History of Logistics and Transportation 1

Text B The"L"in Logistics Stands for Location 6

Text C Challenges in Managing the 3PL Relationship 11

Unit Two Global Logistics 17

Text A Five Minutes with Emirates Air's Peter Sedgley 17

Text B Going with the Flow in Mexico 23

Text C DHL Adds Supply Chain Services,Signs Sun 28

Unit Three Inventory Management 33

Text A Levels of Decisions in Inventory Management 33

Text B Just-in-Time Inventory Management 38

Text C Advantages and Disadvantages of JIT 43

Unit Four Warehousing 48

Text A Strategic Warehousing 48

Text B Web Firms Go on Warehouse Building Boom 53

Text C Improving Warehouse Productivity and Operational Performance 58

Unit Five Packaging 64

Text A Packaging Perspectives 64

Text B Functions of Packaging 69

Text C Reusable Shipping Containers 74

Unit Six Transportation:Air,Marine and Ground 80

Text A International Air Transportation 80

Text B Ocean Ships and Shipping 85

Text C Surface Transport to and from Ports 89

Unit Seven Essentials of Supply Chain Management 94

Text A Supply Chain Management 94

Text B Interorganizational Supply Chain Collaboration 98

Text C Cost Management in a Global Supply Chain 102

Unit Eight Organizing for Effective Logistics 107

Text A Types of Logistics Organizational Structures 107

Text B Importance of an Effective Logistics Organization 111

Text C Decision-Making Strategies in Organizing for Logistics 115

Unit Nine Logistics Information Management 121

Text A Benefits of EDI Implement 121

Text B Using Logistics Information Systems to Support Time-Based Competition 125

Text C Decision Support Systems 130

Unit Ten Logistics Engineering and Management 135

Text A Developing a Strategic Logistics Plan 135

Text B Linking Logistics Strategy with Corporate Strategy 139

Text C Future Challenges and Critical Issues in the Strategic Planning Process 143

Keys 147

Vocabulary 182

References 200