Introduction to Integrated Logistics Management

Author: David J. Blumberg
Publisher:
Publish Date: 2003-06-01
Features: Concise and easy-to-understand content, covering the main essence of comprehensive logistics, enabling readers to get a panoramic view of the field of logistics and grasp its core concepts in a relatively short time. Rich graphics and tables, as well as review questions and cases at the end of each chapter, help readers delve deeper into the material, making it a practical guide for logistics management professionals. This book is a concise textbook on comprehensive logistics, with approximately 300 pages in the original edition, including main topics such as warehousing, transportation, inventory, and packaging, as well as fundamental functions like material handling, supply management, operations, information, and organization. The book also introduces new content, such as service-responsive logistics, logistics accounting, reverse logistics, and global comprehensive logistics, which are rarely covered in other textbooks or discussed in depth. This book covers the main essence of logistics, allowing readers to get a panoramic view of the field and grasp its core concepts. If further supplemented with cases and practical participation, readers should be able to master the basic theories and practical skills of logistics.