Chapter 1 Introduction to Logistics and Logistics Management 1.1 DEFINITION OF LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT 1.2 LOGISTICS’ROLE IN THE ORGANIZATION 1.3 THE MISSION OF LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION QUESTIONS Chapter 2 Logistics Strategy 2.1 THE NEED FOR LOGISrI’ICS STRATEGY 2.2 STRATEGIC LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT 2.3 OTHER STRATEGIES 2.4 DESIGNING A LOGISTICS STRATEGY 2.5 IMPLEMENTING THE STRATEGY DISCUSSION QUESTIONS Chapter 3 Supply Chain Management 3.1 BASIC CONCEPT OF SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT 3.2 SCM FROM A LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT PERSPECTIVE 3.3 PARTNERSHIPS IN THE SUPPLY CHAIN 3.4 MANUFACTURING AND SCM IN CHINA DISCUSSION QUESTIONS Chapter 4 Materials Management 4.1 MANAGEMENT IN RELATION TO MATERIALS AREAS 4.2 THE OBJECTIVES OF MATERIALS MANAGEMENT 4.3 SCOPE OF MATERIAL MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES 4.4 PRINCIPLES OF MATERIALS MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION QUESTIONS Chapter 5 Procurement 5.1 INTRODUCTION T0 PROCUREMENT 5.2 SETFING THE PROCUREMENT OBJECTIVES 5.3 THE PROCUREMENT PROCESS 5.4 OTHER ISSUES OF SOURCING STRATEGY DISCUSSION QUESTIONS Chapter 6 Transportation 6.1 DEFINITIONS OF TRANSPORTATION 6.2 MODE OF TRANSPORT 6.3 PROGRESS IN TRANSPORTATl0N 6.4 TRANSPORTATION DOCUMENTATION 6.5 CONTAINER TRANSPORTATION 6.6 TRANSPORTATION DECISIONS DISCUSSION QUESTIONS Chapter 7 Warehousing and Inventory Control 7.1 ROLE OF WAREHOUSE 7.2 TYPES OF WAREHOUSES 7.3 WAREHOUSING DESIGN AND PLANNING 7.4 SOMETHING ABOUT INVENTORY CONTROL DISCUSSION QUESTIONS Chapter 8 Physical Distribution 8.1 FUNCTION OF PHYSICAL DISTRIBUTION 8.2 CONCEPT OF DISTRIBUTION CENTER 8.3 SCOPE OF DISTRIBUTION ACTIVITIES 8.4 STORAGE FACILITIES IN DISTRIBUTION CENTERS 8.5 A DRIVING FORCE IN EUROPEAN DISTRIBUTION DISCUSSION QUESTIONS 8.4 STORAGE FACILITIES IN DISTRIBUr兀0N CENTERS 8.5 A DRIVING FORCE IN EUROPEAN DISTRIBU,110N DISCUSSION QUESTIONS Chapter 9 Packaging 9.1 INTRODUCTION TO PACKAGING 9.2 TECHNOLOGY OF PACKAGING DISCUSSION QUESTIONS Chapter 10 Logisties Information 10.1 ROLE OF LOGISTICS INFORMATION 10.2 INFORMATION ARCHITECTURE AND FUNCTIONALITY 10.3 INFORMATION APPLICATION 10.4 USE OF EDI IN SUPPLY CHAIN 10.5 LOGISTICS NETWORKING DISCUSSION QUESTIONS Chapter 11 International Logiisties l1.1 INTRODUCTION TO INTERNATIONAL TRADE 11.2 INTERNATIONAL DISTRIBUTION 11.3 INCOTERMS 2000 11.4 LOGISTICS CHANNELS IN INTERNATIONAL DISTRIBUTION 11.5 LOGISTICS CHANNELS CHARACTERISTICS 11.6 INTERNATIONAL TRADE INVENTORIES DISCUSSION QUESTIONS Chapter 12 Logistics Engineering 12.1 BACKGROUND ON LOGISTICS SYSTEM ENGINEERING 12.2 DECISION ON LOCATION 12.3 DETERMINING THE NUMBER OF FACILITIES 12.4 HANDLING AND STORAGE SYSTEMS 12.5 PROCESS SIMULAlTION 12.6 A SIMUIATION FRAMEWORK FOR SUPPLY CHAIN DESIGN DISCUSSION QUESTIONS Chapter 13 Case Study 13.1 WALL’S(CHINA)CO.,LTD.:LOGISTICS OPERATIONS STARTUP 13.2 PARTNERSHIPS IN THE SUPPILY CHAIN:INTRODUCING CO-MANAGED INVENTORY AT GUINNESS GB DISCUSSION QUESTIONS 13.3 IMPLEMENTING THE VENDOR-MANAGED INVENTORY(VMI) STRATEGY AT SINOPEC CORPORATl0N DISCUSSION QUESTIONS Chapter 14 Academic Disciplines of Logics Management&EIlgineenng 14.1 COTEMPORARY LOGISTICS EDUCATION:AN IMTERNATIONAL PER_SPECTIVE 14.2 LOGISTICS MANPOWER AND EXPERTISE-EDUCATION AND TRAIN-ING IN HONG KONG 14.3 SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE WRITING DISCUSSION QUESTIONS Appendix Appendix 1 SUPPLY CHAIN AND LOGISTICS TERMS AND GLOSSARY Appendix 2 RELATED WEBSITES References