This volume, edited by Wolfgang Kersten, Thorsten Blecker and Christian Lüthje, will provide insights into approaches for innovations in supply chain risk management, holistic considerations of co-operative and collaborative supply and logistics management, innovations for the design of competitive and sustainable supply chains, novel developments in the field of logistics and supply chain management. The volume appeals to practitioners and researchers alike, who are interested in current contributions by international authors, providing theoretical, empirical and case-study oriented background and information on their research work.

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.