Logistics Management (Second Edition)

Author: Wang Huailin
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Publish Date: 2005-05-24
Features: The book is divided into three parts: Upper, Middle, and Lower. The upper part includes Chapters 1 to 3, primarily discussing the overall scope, development process, and basic concepts and theories of logistics management, including Introduction, Systems and System Engineering, Logistics and Logistics Systems. The middle part includes Chapters 4 to 11, primarily discussing Distribution Logistics, i.e., the theories and methods of logistics before the mid-1980s, focusing on explaining various functional logistics, including Warehousing, Inventory, Transportation, Distribution, Loading and Unloading, Value-Added Services, Logistics Network Planning, Enterprise Production-Related Logistics, and Purchase-Sales Management. The lower part includes Chapters 12 to 15, primarily discussing Modern Logistics, i.e., the newly emerging theories and methods of logistics since the mid-1980s, focusing on explaining integrated and modernized aspects, including Third-Party Logistics, Logistics Strategic Management, Supply Chain Logistics, E-commerce Logistics, and Logistics Informatization. Each chapter is followed by a summary, discussion questions, and exercises. At the end of the book, there is also a set of course design projects and an inventory control model system.