The Handbook of Logistics and Distribution Management - 8th Edition by Alan Rushton & Phil Croucher & Peter Baker & Ioannis Koliousis

About the Book

Book Synopsis

Fully grasp the core principles of logistics, distribution management and the supply chain with this definitive guide that offers clear and straightforward explanations with up-to-date discussions of supply chain innovations.

The Handbook of logistics and Distribution Management provides students and practitioners with a complete, step-by-step overview of the different aspects of setting up, managing and optimizing supply chains. Designed to offer a full appreciation of how supply chains are planned and operated, it is structured logically and delves into topics in more clarity and detail than disparate collections of research papers.

The eighth edition offers:
- Practical solutions designed to meet the challenges faced by those studying and working in the sector at an academic and practitioner level.
- New coverage of current supply chain and logistics trends including sustainable operations, digital transformation and AI and blockchain.
- Online resources including lecture slides (tables, images and formulae from the text), acronyms and abbreviations and infographics.

Integrating both strategic and tactical insights, this textbook is underpinned throughout by real-world data and worked examples and is an essential guide for topics across the wide-ranging fields of logistics and the supply chain.

About the Author

Alan Rushton worked in the chemical industry and is a former Director of Dialog Consultants. He was the Director of Graduate Programmes at the Centre for Logistics and Supply Chain Management at Cranfield University.

Phil Croucher held several senior posts in industry, across many countries. He is an independent supply chain consultant and lecturer.

Peter Baker worked in international freight forwarding and then as a consultant completing over 80 supply chain projects across the world. He is a Visiting Fellow, at Cranfield University.

Ioannis Koliousis is an Associate Professor of Logistics and Supply Chain Management at Cranfield School of Management where he is the Director of the Executive MBA and the Director of Executive Development for Supply Chain Management.