Supply Chain Management -- Fudan Excellence. 21st Century Logistics Management Series Textbooks

Author: Yang Xiaoyan
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Publish Date: 2005-08-01
Features: Jointly written by universities with distinctive characteristics and strong teaching strength in logistics for over a decade, including Fudan University, Shanghai Second Polytechnic University, Shanghai International Business College, and Suzhou Industrial Park Vocational and Technical College; contributors are all excellent teachers and experts from teaching, research, and practical work lines; closely integrated with current practices in the logistics field, emphasizing the cultivation of operational skills and reflecting the latest practical knowledge and techniques in this profession; includes both the elaboration of advanced Western logistics management theories and practical case studies and successful examples in various fields of domestic logistics management; the design of the writing style is innovative, arranging each chapter with learning guidance, main text, exercises, and case discussions, facilitating teaching. The mainstream trend of international logistics development in the 21st century is "supply chain integration management." This book is written from the perspective of supply chain, re-examining the main functions of corporate logistics (procurement, inventory, transportation, distribution), emphasizing cross-enterprise logistics collaboration and integration, and incorporating the evaluation of supply chain logistics costs and performance, as well as the organizational structure of supply chain logistics. Additionally, this book dedicates special chapters to logistics and supply chain information systems, e-commerce supply chains, and international supply chains. With the philosophy of "integration" as its core, this book covers the main functions, performance, and organizational management of supply chain logistics, and introduces the key technologies influencing supply chain logistics development—information systems and e-commerce. The final chapter discusses supply chain operations and management in the context of globalization. This book is suitable for use as a textbook for supply chain or logistics management courses in practical-oriented undergraduate, junior college, and vocational college logistics programs. This book is edited by Yang Xiaoyan from Shanghai International Business College, who is responsible for designing the overall framework and the final editing. Zhou Yanjun and Fu Yonghua serve as deputy editors. The contributors include Yang Xiaoyan, Zhou Yanjun (Shanghai Second Polytechnic University), Fu Yonghua (Suzhou Industrial Park Vocational and Technical College), Huang Peng (Shanghai WTO Affairs Consulting Center), Li Xin, Zhang Zhihong, Hu Erbao, and Liu Lintao (Shanghai International Business College).