Logistics: Principles and Practice

Logistics; principles & practice is a standard work giving a full introduction to logistics. The topics discussed include production and distribution logistics as well as purchasing logistics and reverse logistics. The book is very practical, the theory is explained and then illustrated with examples from industry, trade and the services sector. The relationship between logistics and marketing, customer service, quality and product design is also explained. Managing logistics processes is much more than managing the flow of goods. Besides managing the flow of physical products, the control process can also be applied to administrative processes such as banks and insurance companies and is also relevant in hospitals and government departments. And not to forget that it covers flows of information and money too. In fact, the total management of organizations is discussed. The book can be used for analysis purposes as well as for implementing improvement projects. In practice there is a need for logistics improvement processes. Products must be supplied faster, better and cheaper, and processes must be more controlled. We can do all this much better by applying logistics where the relationship between companies and organizations plays an ever increasingly important role. Realizing that the chain is only as strong as its weakest link, it is dear that considerable gains can be made by implementing supply chain management. Logistics; principles & practice is more than just a text book. Because of its unique didactic concept this book can be used individually as well as in class. This book is already used by many for practical assignments in project-oriented education. At the same time it forms an excellent text book for internships and final exams. 'Logistics: Principles & Practice' biedt een volledige introductie van logistiek. De onderwerpen die besproken worden omvatten onder andere productie en distributie logistiek, alsmede inkoop logistiek. Het boek is zeer praktisch, de theorie wordt duidelijk uitgelegd en geïllustreerd met voorbeelden uit de industrie, handel en dienstensector. De verhouding tussen logistiek en marketing, klantenservice, kwaliteit en productontwerp wordt tevens uitgelegd. Het managen van logistieke processen is veel meer dan het managen van een goederenstroom. Naast het managen van de goederenstroom, kan het controle proces tevens toegepast worden op administratieve processen. In feite wordt het algehele management van een organisatie besproken. Het boek kan gebruikt worden voor analyse doeleinden, alsook het implementeren van verbeteringsprojecten. Het boek wordt veel gebruikt bij internationale logistieke opleidingen.