Supply chain management : an introduction to logistics / Donald Waters.

PART I An overview of supply chain management
1 Logistics and supply chains
Role of logistics
Supply chain
Aims of logistics
Activities of logistics
Importance of logistics
etc.

2 Development of logistics
Early logistics
Pressures to improve logistics
Customer satisfaction
Improving communications
Responding to changes in the business environment
etc.

PART II Building effective supply chain
3 Logistics strategy
Levels of decision
Strategic role of logistics
contents of logistics strategy
Designing a logistics strategy
Strategic focus
etc

4 Implementing the strategy
Relating a strategy to lower decisions
Areas for strategic decisions
Logistics infrastructure
Structure of a supply chain
Managing change
etc.

5 Integrated supply chains
Problems with fragmented logistics
Bringing activities together
Integration along supply chains
Achieving integration
Types of cooperation
etc

6 Global logistics
International trade
Organizing for international trade
Global operations
Location of international trade
Problems with global logistics
etc

7 Locating facilities
Location decisions
A hierarchy of decisions
Choosing geographical region
Models for location
Feasible set approaches
etc

8 Capacity management
Strategic plans
Planning capacity
Adjusting capacity
Systematic changes to capacity
Associated plans
etc

PART III Moving materials through supply chain
9 Controlling the flow of materials
Traditional planning
Material requirements planning
Extending the scope of MRP
Principles of just- in-time
Extending JIT along the supply chain
etc

10 Procurement
Purchasing and procurement
Activities in procurement
Choosing a supplier
Steps in procurement
Types of purchase
etc

11 Inventory management
Reasons for holding stock
Costs of carrying stock
Economic order quantity
Uncertain demand and safety stock
Periodic review systems
etc

12 Warehousing and material handling
Purpose of warehouses
Activities within a warehouse
Options for ownership
Layout of facilities
Material handling
etc

13 Transport
Features of transport
Mode of transport
Intermodal transport
Ownership of transport
Related services
etc

14 Measuring and improving performance
General measures of performance
Specific measures of logistics
Comparing performance
Analyzing a supply chain
Improving performance
etc

15 Supply chain risk
Defining risk
Risk management
Increasing risk to the supply chain
Growth of risk management
etc

Glossary : p.499-504 . _ index : p.505-511