Overview
- Offers a broad range of exercises and case studies
- Written by authors with outstanding logistics industry practice and teaching experience
- Suitable complementary case study book is available
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Springer Texts in Business and Economics (STBE)
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Table of contents (14 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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About this book
Logistics is the ideal book for Bachelor students of logistics, providing a solid foundation as well as a practical guide. In modular and clear form, it explains key concepts, principles, and practices of logistics. Learning objectives as well as several case studies are integrated into each chapter.
It features chapters on Principles of Logistics; Logistics Systems; Transport Systems and Logistics Services; Warehousing, Handling and Picking Systems; Inventory, Stock and Provisioning Management; Logistics Network Planning; IT in Logistics; and Logistics Controlling.
In addition, the second fully updated German edition has been extended by the chapters Logistics Infrastructure and Investment and Financing in Logistics.
“This book offers, in a very clear and concise manner, access to fundamental management topics of modern logistics. Well-chosen case studies serve to illustrate best practice solutions.”
Professor Peter Klaus, member of Logistics Hall of Fame
”This new textbook facilitates a comprehensive and easy-to-grasp insight into the complex subject area of logistics. The authors have succeeded in presenting a good mix of theoretical foundation and practical application. Due to its clear structure and extensive range of topics, this book is highly suitable not only for students, but also for practitioners.”
Bernhard Simon, Managing Director, DACHSER GmbH & Co. KG
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Logistics
Book Subtitle: Basics — Exercises — Case Studies
Authors: Harald Gleissner, J. Christian Femerling
Series Title: Springer Texts in Business and Economics
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-01769-3
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Business and Economics, Business and Management (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2013
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-01768-6Published: 19 February 2014
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-34743-1Published: 03 September 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-01769-3Published: 11 February 2014
Series ISSN: 2192-4333
Series E-ISSN: 2192-4341
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXI, 311
Number of Illustrations: 156 b/w illustrations
Topics: Operations Management, Engineering Economics, Organization, Logistics, Marketing, Organization