Unit 1 What Is Logistics? 1
Unit 2 The Supply Chain Concept 10
Unit 3 How Supply Chain Works 19
Unit 4 Substitution and Its Effect on the Supply Chain 27
Unit 5 Service Level Agreement 34
Unit 6 Logistics Decision-Making 43
Unit 7 Logistics Drivers 52
Unit 8 Transport 61
Unit 9 Information Requirements 68
Unit 10 Electronic Data Interchange(EDI) 77
Unit 11 Using Technology in the Logistics Process 85
Unit 12 Transport and Movements 95
Unit 13 Freight Loads 105
Unit 14 Characteristics of Transport Supply 114
Unit 15 Characteristics of Various Modes of Transport 122
Unit 16 Transport Costs 131
Unit 17 Production Planning 140
Unit 18 Master Production Schedules 151
Unit 19 Inventory Management 162
Unit 20 Inventory Management Process 172
Unit 21 Stock Control 182
Unit 22 Warehouse Management 193
Unit 23 Materials Handling 203
Unit 24 Storage and Mechanical Handling Equipment 213
Unit 25 Warehouses and Storage Processes 222
Unit 26 Procurement 232
Unit 27 Sourcing Strategies 242
Unit 28 Purchasing 253
Unit 29 Progress Monitoring and Control 262
Unit 30 Global Sourcing 274
Unit 31 Health,Safety and Environmental Issues 285
Unit 32 Third Party Logistics 294