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logistics and supply chain management
Logistic efficiency and effective supply chain management gives you a competitive advantage by delivering both cost reduction and service enhancement. This book is the unbeatable bestselling guide on how to get it right. New edition fully updated with 4 new chapters on current topics such as sustainability, outsourcing and product design.
• The current edition (9780273681762) has sold over 30,000 copies since its publication in December 2004 (Vista All Time Sales). It sells approximately 1000 units a year in the UK (TCM Nielsen Bookscan).
• Updated with four new chapters: Managing Supply Chain Relationships; Product Design in the Supply Chain; Matching Supply and Demand; and Creating a Sustainable Supply Chain, as well as updated case examples and existing chapters.
• Companion website aimed mainly at higher education lecturers will contain PowerPoint slides and a bank of extra case studies.
transportation book
Transportation service isn’t as simple as you think. TRANSPORTATION goes in-depth and explains the fundamental role that transportation plays in our society. By looking at both domestic and international transportation systems, as well as their legal issues, you’ll get a thorough, easy-to-understand overview. Plus, TRANSPORTATION gives you the tools you need to succeed in this fast-paced and rapidly changing industry. In class or on the road, TRANSPORTATION gives you the edge.Edward J. Bardi is principal of Bardi Consulting and professor emeritus of business logistics at the University of Toledo. He also has served as acting dean and associate dean of the College of Business Administration at the University of Toledo and has held faculty positions at Iowa State University. Dr. Bardi has published numerous articles dealing with business logistics, transportation management, carrier selection, economic development, and employee household goods movement in various journals, including TRANSPORTATION JOURNAL, JOURNAL OF BUSINESS LOGISTICS, HANDLING AND SHIPPING, BAYLOR BUSINESS REVIEW, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL DISTRIBUTION AND LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT, LOGISTICS & TRANSPORTATION REVIEW, and PERSONNEL JOURNAL. He also is co-author of SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT: A LOGISTICS PERSPECTIVE, 8e. A popular seminar leader of domestic and global business logistics management development programs, Dr. Bardi has served as a consultant to numerous business and public agencies in the areas of business logistics, marketing, and economic development. He received his B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. from Penn State University, majoring in business logistics/transportation economics.