Chapter 1 Introduction to Logistics and Logistics Management
1.1 DEFINITION OF LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT
1.2 LOGISTICS’ROLE IN THE ORGANIZATION
1.3 THE MISSION OF LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
Chapter 2 Logistics Strategy
2.1 THE NEED FOR LOGISrI’ICS STRATEGY
2.2 STRATEGIC LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT
2.3 OTHER STRATEGIES
2.4 DESIGNING A LOGISTICS STRATEGY
2.5 IMPLEMENTING THE STRATEGY
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
Chapter 3 Supply Chain Management
3.1 BASIC CONCEPT OF SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT
3.2 SCM FROM A LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT PERSPECTIVE
3.3 PARTNERSHIPS IN THE SUPPLY CHAIN
3.4 MANUFACTURING AND SCM IN CHINA
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
Chapter 4 Materials Management
4.1 MANAGEMENT IN RELATION TO MATERIALS AREAS
4.2 THE OBJECTIVES OF MATERIALS MANAGEMENT
4.3 SCOPE OF MATERIAL MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES
4.4 PRINCIPLES OF MATERIALS MANAGEMENT
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
Chapter 5 Procurement
5.1 INTRODUCTION T0 PROCUREMENT
5.2 SETFING THE PROCUREMENT OBJECTIVES
5.3 THE PROCUREMENT PROCESS
5.4 OTHER ISSUES OF SOURCING STRATEGY
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
Chapter 6 Transportation
6.1 DEFINITIONS OF TRANSPORTATION
6.2 MODE OF TRANSPORT
6.3 PROGRESS IN TRANSPORTATl0N
6.4 TRANSPORTATION DOCUMENTATION
6.5 CONTAINER TRANSPORTATION
6.6 TRANSPORTATION DECISIONS
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
Chapter 7 Warehousing and Inventory Control
7.1 ROLE OF WAREHOUSE
7.2 TYPES OF WAREHOUSES
7.3 WAREHOUSING DESIGN AND PLANNING
7.4 SOMETHING ABOUT INVENTORY CONTROL
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
Chapter 8 Physical Distribution
8.1 FUNCTION OF PHYSICAL DISTRIBUTION
8.2 CONCEPT OF DISTRIBUTION CENTER
8.3 SCOPE OF DISTRIBUTION ACTIVITIES
8.4 STORAGE FACILITIES IN DISTRIBUTION CENTERS
8.5 A DRIVING FORCE IN EUROPEAN DISTRIBUTION
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
8.4 STORAGE FACILITIES IN DISTRIBUr兀0N CENTERS
8.5 A DRIVING FORCE IN EUROPEAN DISTRIBU,110N
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
Chapter 9 Packaging
9.1 INTRODUCTION TO PACKAGING
9.2 TECHNOLOGY OF PACKAGING
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
Chapter 10 Logisties Information
10.1 ROLE OF LOGISTICS INFORMATION
10.2 INFORMATION ARCHITECTURE AND FUNCTIONALITY
10.3 INFORMATION APPLICATION
10.4 USE OF EDI IN SUPPLY CHAIN
10.5 LOGISTICS NETWORKING
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
Chapter 11 International Logiisties
l1.1 INTRODUCTION TO INTERNATIONAL TRADE
11.2 INTERNATIONAL DISTRIBUTION
11.3 INCOTERMS 2000
11.4 LOGISTICS CHANNELS IN INTERNATIONAL DISTRIBUTION
11.5 LOGISTICS CHANNELS CHARACTERISTICS
11.6 INTERNATIONAL TRADE INVENTORIES
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
Chapter 12 Logistics Engineering
12.1 BACKGROUND ON LOGISTICS SYSTEM ENGINEERING
12.2 DECISION ON LOCATION
12.3 DETERMINING THE NUMBER OF FACILITIES
12.4 HANDLING AND STORAGE SYSTEMS
12.5 PROCESS SIMULAlTION
12.6 A SIMUIATION FRAMEWORK FOR SUPPLY CHAIN DESIGN
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
Chapter 13 Case Study
13.1 WALL’S(CHINA)CO.,LTD.:LOGISTICS OPERATIONS STARTUP
13.2 PARTNERSHIPS IN THE SUPPILY CHAIN:INTRODUCING CO-MANAGED INVENTORY AT GUINNESS GB
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
13.3 IMPLEMENTING THE VENDOR-MANAGED INVENTORY(VMI) STRATEGY AT SINOPEC CORPORATl0N
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
Chapter 14 Academic Disciplines of Logics Management&EIlgineenng
14.1 COTEMPORARY LOGISTICS EDUCATION:AN IMTERNATIONAL PER_SPECTIVE
14.2 LOGISTICS MANPOWER AND EXPERTISE-EDUCATION AND TRAIN-ING IN HONG KONG
14.3 SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE WRITING
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
Appendix
Appendix 1 SUPPLY CHAIN AND LOGISTICS TERMS AND GLOSSARY
Appendix 2 RELATED WEBSITES
References