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