E-commerce logistics

Author: Liu Ping
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Publish Date: 2005-08-01
Features: This book addresses logistics issues in e-commerce, providing a detailed exposition from a management perspective on e-commerce logistics systems, logistics processes, logistics distribution, logistics technology, supply chains, and the analysis and design methods for logistics problems closely integrated with e-commerce. The main features of this book are: "it integrates advanced domestic and international practical experiences and theoretical research in e-commerce logistics; it provides dozens of successful domestic and international e-commerce logistics cases, along with numerous exercises and discussion questions; it arranges corresponding guiding cases and case analyses based on the specific content and characteristics of each chapter; it is accompanied by a free downloadable teaching package, including electronic teaching materials in PowerPoint and reference answers to discussion questions. E-commerce must be supported by efficient and reliable logistics operations to be practically feasible. In addition to basic service capabilities, e-commerce logistics must also provide value-added services, which requires efficient organizational structures and strict logistics cost control capabilities. This book addresses the uniqueness of logistics in e-commerce and provides a detailed exposition from a management perspective on e-commerce logistics systems, logistics processes, logistics distribution, logistics technology, logistics processes, and supply chains, introducing the analysis and design methods for logistics problems closely integrated with e-commerce. The author of this book has also designed supplementary teaching materials and reference answers for the book, providing great convenience for teaching and learning.