Synopses & Reviews
In order to run successful logistics operations managers need to have a vast breadth of knowledge of the tools and techniques needed to maintain efficiency in the supply chain.
The Logistics and Supply Chain Toolkit provides logistics managers in the areas of transport, warehousing and inventory with a comprehensive set of tools to tackle many of the day-to-day issues in order to drive efficiency and business success. In a busy, rapidly moving environment it offers quick, reliable advice and combines crucial logistics tools with key business techniques including SWOT analysis, Gantt Charts and Cause and Effect Analysis. Each tool is explained and put into context and examples are given of how it can be used within logistics.
Review
"Logistics and supply chain managers looking for a textbook that covers every aspect of warehousing, transporting and inventory need look no further - their bible has arrived." Supply Management
Synopsis
The Logistics and Supply Chain Toolkit provides warehouse, inventory and transport managers with a comprehensive set of tools to tackle many of the day-to-day issues in order to drive efficiency and business success. In a busy, rapidly moving environment it offers quick, reliable advice and combines crucial logistics tools with key business techniques including SWOT analysis, Gantt Charts, Cause and Effect Analysis, and Maister's rule. Each tool is explained and put into context and examples are given of how it can be used within logistics.
The Logistics and Supply Chain Toolkit is the only complete toolkit that offers a guide to meeting day-to-day challenges and is an ideal companion to The Handbook of Logistics and Distribution Management.
Synopsis
An effective practical response to the day-to-day skills and knowledge every logistics manager has to have
About the Author
Gwynne Richards has over 30 years of experience in warehouse management and logistics. He runs courses on warehouse management for professional organizations in the UK and lectures at the University of Warwick and the University of Aston. He is also the author of Warehouse Management also published by Kogan Page (2011).
Susan Grinsted is the Director of Burman Associates, a supply chain consulting company focused on training and education in production and supply chain management. She has worked with companies such as Coca-Cola, Philip Morris and British Midland Airways.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgements Introduction
01 Warehouse tools
02 Transport tools
03 Inventory management tools
04 Supply chain management tools
05 outsourcing tools
06 Management tools
07 Performance management tools
08 Financial tools
09 Problem-solving tools
Appendices
Appendix 1 List of useful websites
Appendix 2 Imperial/metric conversions
Appendix 3 Automatic identifi cation (autoID)
Index