Includes index

Contents: Formulating a logistics strategy -- Towards a strategic view of supply chain -- Changing scope and distribution: managing the supply chain -- New directions in logistics -- Future trends in supply chain management -- Formulating logistics strategy -- Beyond supply chain integration: opportunities for competitive advantage -- Thinking stategically about supply chain management -- Implementing the strategy -- Judging the performance of supply chain management -- Retail supply chain integration -- Retailer-supplier partnerships -- Time compression in the supply chain -- Benchmarking -- Supply chain process re-engineering and enterprise applications -- The Outsourcing of logistical activities -- The New approach to distribution -- Retail logistics -- Training in logistics -- Can efficient logistics reduce tansport energy demand -- Logistics in city centres: a planning and policy dilemma -- International logistics -- Developing global logistics -- The Internationalization of logistics in the UK -- Global strategy -- Developments in western European logistics strategies -- Logistics strategies for central and eastern Europe -- Logistics strategies for North America -- Route-to-market for western consumer goods in Asia.