Supply Chain Logistics Management

Supply Chain Logistics Management is exciting and promises to bolster traditional logistics courses and invigorate supply chain management courses, by examining traditional logistics issues within the context of the supply chain. Supply Chain Logistics Management integrates technology and provides a solid foundation that clearly describes the role of logistics within the supply chain, portraying a complete view of the subject and going farther to show how all the pieces fit together. The most current trends in process integration, relationship management, supply chain security and sustainability, globalization, and the impact of the new consumer economy on supply chain management and design are featured in the Second Edition.Imprtant new topics on supply chain added: process integration, relationship management, supply chain security and sustainability, globalization, and the impact of the new consumer economy on supply chain management and design.New, integrated treatment of technology, including ERP and advanced planning and scheduling systems.The book has been shortened and reorganized to facilitate a better teaching and learning pace, and a leaner presentation.Technology - Vast coverage of the most current technology in this industry such as Information Networks, Enterprise Resource Planning and Decision Support Systems are covered. .MSU Loga Simulation - This unique simulation stresses a complete range of supply chain decisions..Authorship - The authors are well-known and respected. Don Bowersox is a well-published author and researcher. He is acknowledged as one of the leading authorities on logistics. David Closs' research in logistics is also well respected, he also has extensive consulting experience and is a roundtable officer of the Council of Logistics Management, Bixby Cooper is the co-author of Marketing Channels along with Bowersox and is very visible as a member of various logistics professional organizations. Their talent will be very well received within the industry.Unique Balanced Approach : The book offers a unique blend of supply chain and logistics.Extensive integration of spreadsheet-based solution methods in the text and problem material, for example: Use of Excel Solver to solve linear programming problems (Chapter 10) and reciprocal cost allocation problems (Chapter 14), Use of Excel regression to solve linear regression problems, Use of spreadsheets to perform sensitivity analysis in cost-volume-profit analysis and to prepare process cost reports. Actual Excel screens are used to illustrate the use of the methods to make it easier to replicate the examples and problems, following the illustrated Excel commandsThese additionals will bring better balance between the discussions of supply chain management and logistics managment.This integrated discussion provides students with a more realistic picture of how these systems work together.Important concepts are introduced earlier, allowing for better comprehension in fewer pages.This assures that students are fully trained on the uses of these technologies and better prepared to manage these systems upon entering the industryStudents become familiar, in a practical way, with all stages of supply chain decisions that they will encounter as practitioners.Credibility of the material is assured because of the reputations of the authors.Students are afforded a realistic and thorough understanding of both procurement and distribution issues with equal balance, which is not available in other textbooks.Spreadsheets are a common tool in business. The extensive use of them in the book gives students exposure to the tools used by logistics managers.