E-Logistics: Managing Digital Supply Chains for Competitive Advantage

A clear and accessible guide to e-logistics focussing on its strategic role in today's dynamic global environment and key technological developments within air, rail and road freight

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1. Verfasser: Wang, Yingli (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Pettit, Stephen (MitwirkendeR)
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: London Kogan Page, Limited 2021
Ausgabe:2nd ed
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Zusammenfassung:A clear and accessible guide to e-logistics focussing on its strategic role in today's dynamic global environment and key technological developments within air, rail and road freight
Cover -- Contents -- List of figures -- List of tables -- About the editors -- About the contributors -- 01 E-logistics definition, trends and directions 1 Yingli Wang and Stephen Pettit -- Introduction -- Definition of e-logistics -- Historical development -- The way forward: an overview of the book's structure -- Notes -- References -- 02 End-to-end global visibility and order management: integrated supply and demand chains in the age of value chain management 37 Tim Hotze -- The evolution and need for supply, demand and value chain management -- Value chain management and the importance of managing information -- Common interfaces between supply and demand chain stakeholders -- The systems dimension is part of a three-tiered system of people, processes and systems -- Common types of purchase orders -- The order complexity funnel: from order initiation to shipment execution -- Common supply chain order management process sequence and role management -- KPI reporting, interactive dashboards and management by exception -- Integrating data sources for seamless value chain execution -- Conclusion -- Further reading -- 03 B2C e-commerce and fulfilment 66 Sharon Cullinane -- Introduction -- Structural dimensions -- Market dimensions -- E-fulfilment dimensions -- Last-mile dimensions -- Environmental dimensions -- Upcoming trends -- Summary -- References -- 04 The challenges of e-commerce on warehousing in the future 90 Gwynne Richards -- Introduction -- The challenges -- Type, size and location of fulfilment centres and warehouses -- Location of inventory -- Outsourcing -- Warehouse operations and labour -- Technology and automation -- Conclusion -- References -- 05 Advanced warehouse management systems and innovations: streamlining e-logistics processes with technology deployment 118 Tim Hotze
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Beschreibung:XIX, 271 pages
ISBN:9780749496890

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