Description

Business Logistics Management 6e covers concepts and theories relating to the local and international movement and storage of goods, the coordination of supply chains, the most recent advances in logistics technology, the exchange of information in the context of new technologies, and the impact of these on all aspects of the business within the logistics management framework. Aimed at undergraduate courses at universities, universities of technology and business schools, this pioneering textbook explores all the current market updates that students need to be successful in the field of business logistics. New to this edition: – The Fifth Industrial Revolution and technologies such as AI, data and machine learning; – Strategy and tactical logistics management to ensure a competitive advantage; – The increasing importance of local supply and sourcing; – Ethics, sustainability and governance in logistics; and – A logistics-focused acronym glossary.