Unit one Elements of Logistics
Text A A Brief History of Logistics and Transportation
Text B The"L" in Logistics Stands for Location
Text C Challenges in Managing the 3PL Relationship
Unit Two Global Logistics
Text A Five Minutes with Emirates Air's Peter Sedgley
Text B Going with the Flow in Mexico
Text C DHL Adds Supply Chain Services,Signs Sun
Unit Three Inventory Management
Text A Levels of Decisions in Inventory Mangagement
Text B Just-in-Time Inventory Management
Text C Advantages and Disadvantages of JIF
Unit Four Warehousing
Text A Strategic Warehousing
Text B Web Firms Go on Warehouse Building Boom
Text C Improving Warehouse Productivity and Operational Performance
Unit Five Packaging
Text A Packaging Perspectives
Text B
Functions of Packaging
Text C
Reusable Shipping Containers
Uint Six Transportaion:Air,Marine and Ground
Text A
International Air Transportation
Text B
Ocean Ships and Shipping
Text C
Surface Transport to and from Ports
Uint Seven Essentials of Supply Chain Management
Text A
Supply Chain Management
Text B
Interorganizational Supply Chain Collaboration
Text C
Cost Management in a Global Supply Chain
Unit Eight Organizing for Effective Logistics
Text A
Types of Logistics Organizational Structures
Text B
Importance of an Effective Logistics Organization
Text C
Decision-Making Strategies in Organizing for Logistics
Unit Nine Logistics Information Management
Text A
Benefits of EDI Implement
Text B
Using Logistics Information Systems to Support Time-Based Competition
Text C
Decision Support Systems
Unit Ten Logistics Engineering and Management
Text A
Developing a Strategic Logistics Plan
Text B
Linking Logistics Strategy with Corporate Strategy
Text C
Future Challenges and Critical Issues in the Strategic Planning Process
Keys
Vocabulary
References