Strategic Logistics Management - by Erik Sandberg (Paperback)

About the Book

Gain a new understanding of how to manage logistics using strategic management theory with this practice-based textbook for postgraduate students.

Book Synopsis

The essential textbook for understanding logistics as a strategic driver of business success.

Strategic Logistics Management by Erik Sandberg provides postgraduate students with the analytical tools and conceptual frameworks needed to explore logistics through a strategic lens. By bridging strategic management theory with logistics practice, this book equips readers to analyse and manage logistics as a driver of sustainable competitive advantage.

Going beyond traditional approaches, this textbook demonstrates how logistics functions as a core element of business strategy. It introduces students to key debates and strategic frameworks that explain logistics' central role in resilience, innovation and business model development. Featuring international case studies from Lidl, Apple and H&M, it reveals how logistics creates value across diverse industries and business environments. Topics include circular supply chains, the paradoxes of logistics decision-making and how logistics-based models can be used to shape competitive positioning.

To support structured learning and independent analysis, the book includes:

- Chapter outlines and summaries for clarity and revision
- Discussion and study questions to deepen understanding
- International case examples to demonstrate real-world application
- Pedagogical framing that supports strategic evaluation and critical thinking
- Online resources including lecturer slides, instructor manuals and extended study materials

Strategic Logistics Management delivers the knowledge and critical insight needed to understand logistics as a core element of strategic business performance.

Review Quotes

"Strategic Logistics Management by Erik Sandberg is a must-read for professionals seeking to understand the true strategic power of logistics. Sandberg masterfully bridges the gap between traditional logistics and cutting-edge strategic management theory, demonstrating how companies can outperform competitors through superior logistics capabilities. With a balance of theoretical insight and practical application, this book offers invaluable tools for scholars and business leaders alike."-- "Dr. Carlos Mena, Daimler Endowed Professor of Supply Chain Management, Portland State University, USA"

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This book will become a standard work for understanding how extremely important logistics management is to run a business, especially in times of hypercompetition in a complex market. Strategic Logistics Management's approach, starting with an understanding of logistics management and then transitioning into how to strategically put the theory into practice, makes the book a must-read for both company and retail management.
After reading the book, I can only agree with Erik about what he writes in the preface:
'In particular, it provides a comprehensive overview of the intersection between strategic management theory on the one hand and logistics and supply chain management practice on the other.'

"-- "Arne B Andersson, Senior E-Commerce Advisor, Swedish Trade (Svensk Handel), Sweden"

"It is refreshing to see a supply chain textbook with a strategic management focus and a practical business model perspective involving stakeholders across the supply chain. These insights will be valuable for both academia and industry."-- "Prof. Dr. Helen Rogers, Research Professor, Technische Hochschule Nürnberg/Ohm University, Germany"

"Logistics and supply chain management have now moved to centre stage in those organizations that seek to gain competitive advantage in a world of constant change and increasing uncertainty. The author of this insightful book has recognized the need for a systematic and structured approach to the development of a strategy that leverages logistics and supply chain management competencies and provides practical guidance on how this can be achieved."-- "Martin Christopher, Emeritus Professor of Marketing and Logistics, Cranfield University, UK"

"This book covers various aspects of logistics management succinctly and elucidates how logistics management can bring competitive advantage to organizations in dynamic business environments. Viewing various aspects of logistics through the lenses of organizational theories brings interesting perspectives. Emerging issues like resilience and circularity have also been covered. This book explains the existing body of knowledge of logistics management in a very lucid way."-- "Dr. Abhijit Majumdar, Chair Professor (Decision Science), Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, India"

"Very relieving to see a textbook (re-)focusing on the concept of logistics management which, in recent years, has almost faded into the all-encompassing term supply chain management (SCM). By approaching logistics management from a corporate strategy perspective, we are - among other things - reminded about the big, global companies who include logistics as a fundamental part of their business models, such as Ikea and Amazon. We had almost forgotten about the basis of SCM, including the materials and information flows."-- "Britta Gammelgaard, Professor, Supply Chain Management, University of South Denmark, Denmark"

About the Author

Erik Sandberg is a Professor in Logistics and Supply Chain Management at Linköping University, Sweden. He is also a part-time consultant, with experience from a variety of sectors, with an emphasis on fashion, textile and food. Clients he has worked with include Ericsson, PostNord and ECR Sweden.