Today, there is a huge variety of logistics networks – ranging from very simple locally oriented chains to internationally operating complex systems. This volume, edited by Thorsten Blecker, Wolfgang Kersten and Carsten Gertz provides a valuable insight into: new concepts for transportation and supply chain management, latest findings in the area of distribution management, pioneering technologies for logistics such as Auto-ID and more. With this book you will learn how to manage existing nodes in different fields of logistics.

Nowadays the supply chain management framework is improved continuously by new elements like quality or risk management. This volume, edited by Wolfgang Kersten, Thorsten Blecker and Heike Flämig provides a valuable insight into: latest findings in the area of global logistics, new concepts for product induced logistics strategies, quality and risk management for logistics and supply chains, the challenge of sustainability, performance and capacity management. With this volume you will learn how to optimize the management of existing networks in different fields of logistics.

Logistics is a key enabler of supply chain collaboration. Innovations in this field, such as RFID technology, allow supply chains to increase their efficiency significantly and help to create further innovations in different areas. In this context, an important task is to find structures and approaches which enable all types of innovations in logistics and supply chains for a better fulfillment of customer needs. Another challenge is to handle the growing organizational complexity and the associated supply chain risks. This volume, edited by Thorsten Blecker, Wolfgang Kersten and Cornelius Herstatt provides valuable insights into planning and optimization of logistic processes, new concepts for transportation and supply chain event management, latest findings in the area of complexity management, insights into innovative IT systems in logistics and pioneering technologies for logistics like Auto-ID. The book for ambitious innovations in logistics with IT!