Global Supply Chain Management and International Logistics

ISBN-13: 9780415398442 / Angielski / Twarda / 2008 / 178 str.

Alan Branch

Opis

The development of international trade is driven by international logistics and management and the provision of the global supply chain. The ultimate objective of global supply chain management is to link the market place, distribution network, manufacturing/processing/assembly process, and procurement activity in such a way that customers are serviced at a higher level yet lower cost. Overall this has introduced a new breed of management in a computer literate environment operating in a global infrastructure. Addressing this complex topic, Alan Branch's new book fulfills two clear objectives:

• to provide a concise, standard work on the subject, written in lucid language that embraces all the ingredients of a notoriously complex subject with a strategic focus
• to extol best practices and focus on all areas of the industrial and consumer sectors and their interface with changing international market needs.

Until now, no book dedicated to international logistics and supply chain management was available. Practically-oriented, this book features numerous case studies and diagrams from logistic operators. An ideal resource for management students, academics and managers who need a succinct treatment of global operations, Branch's book skillfully illustrates his ideas in practice. It is a book which should be on the shelf of every practitioner and student of the subject. Also available from Routledge:
Elements of Shipping, Eighth Edition, Alan E. Branch. (978-0-415-36286-3)
Maritime Economics: Management and Marketing, Alan E. Branch. (978-0-748-73986-8)

Spis treści

1. Introduction  2. Factors and Challenges Driving Logistics and Supply Chain Management  3. Export Sales Contract  4. Constituents of the Export Sales Contract Continued  4. Strategy and the Global Supply Chain  5. Constituents of the International Purchasing/Procurement System  6. Selecting the International Logistics Operator  7. International Transport  8. Operations Management  9. Security Global Supply Chain    10. Specialised Software in the Supply Chain Process  11. Global Trade Scene  12. A Strategic Focus

O autorze

Alan E. Branch is an international consultant, lecturer, and examiner / moderator. He has lectured widely in the UK and overseas, including visiting lectureships at Cardiff University, Reading University, Plymouth University, Leicester University, London City College and Rennes International School of Business in France.