Unit One What is Logistics Management? 1
Reading Material : International Logistics 10
Unit Two Recent Trends in Logistics 16
Reading Material: Logistics into the Future 22
Unit Three The Development of Logistical Integration 28
Reading Material: Development of Green Logistics 32
Unit Four Logistics and Corporate Profit Performance 36
Reading Material: Financial Aspects of International Logistics 43
Unit Five Materials Management 50
Reading Material: Knowledge-based Strategy in Logistics Management 56
Unit Six Purchasing 62
Reading Material: Just-in-Time Systems 71
Unit Seven Channel of Distribution 80
Reading Material: International Distribution Channel Strategies 85
Unit Eight Relationship of Customer Service to Successful Marketing 91
Reading Material: Customer Service Strategies in International Market 96
Unit Nine Transportation 100
Reading Material: Transportation Strategies in International Trade 111
Unit Ten Warehousing 118
Reading Material: Warehousing and Storage in International Trade 123
Unit Eleven Inventory 128
Reading Material: Inventory Strategies in International Logistics 138
Unit Twelve Order Processing and Information System 146
Reading Material: Integrating Order Processing and the Company s Logistics Management Information System 150
Unit Thirteen Introduction to Supply Chain Management 155
Reading Material: Integrated Supply Chain Management 159