| Supply Chain and Logistics in National, International and Governmental Environment: Concepts and Models 2009 Edition Contributor(s): Zanjirani Farahani, Reza (Editor), Asgari, Nasrin (Editor), Davarzani, Hoda (Editor) |
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ISBN: 3790821551 ISBN-13: 9783790821550 Publisher: Physica-Verlag OUR PRICE: $161.49 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: July 2009 Annotation: The main concern of this book is the national and governmental supply chain which has hardly ever been considered by regular publications in related disciplines. It provides readers not only with useful information about some new topics regarding the supply chain but also helps them track the history and related cases of each topic. This manuscript has been organized in twelve chapters so that the reader can study each chapter not only within the context but also independently. If someone wants to study the book more profoundly, the sequencing suggested in the preface can be helpful. Generally, the readers of this book can be divided into at least two groups: 1) students with a mastera (TM)s degree or more, who can use this book as a whole in class, 2) experts who want to learn more about a new topic regarding logistics and the supply chain management; this group may want to read a short chapter about a special topic which can be found in this book. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | Production & Operations Management |
| Dewey: 658.5 |
| Series: Contributions to Management Science (Hardcover) |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6.3" W x 9.4" (1.45 lbs) 316 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Logisticsisan integralpartofoureverydaylife.Todayit in?uencesmorethanevera largenumberofhumanandeconomicactivities. Inthisbook, authorstryto illustrate some advanced logistics and supply chain management topics, recently mentioned by academic and industrial personnel. This book has been organized in 12 chapters such that the reader can study each chapter not only independently as shown in Fig. 1; but also as part of a whole. If someone wants to study the book more deeply, the suggested approach for this study is shown in Fig. 2. So the readers of this book may be divided into at least two groups: (1) students in Master's courses or higher, who can use this book in their courses as a whole, and (2) experts who want to learn more about a new topic in logistics and supply chain management; this group may want to read a chapter about a special topic that is found in this book. In the context of global competition, the more latent topics in logistics supply chain management are fast growing. This book falls within this perspective and presents 12 chapters that well illustrate the variety and complexity of these topics. This book is organized as follows: Chapter 1 introduces logistics and supply chain management and contains some primal de?nitions about these two concepts; some obstacles, prerequisites and infrastructures of modernized logistics and supply chain management and global supply chain management are illustrated. |
