Logistics is a key enabler of supply chain collaboration, thus improving performance in this field allows supply chains to increase their efficiency significantly. This volume, edited by Thorsten Blecker, Wolfgang Kersten and Matthias Meyer provides a valuable insight into: new concepts for logistics and supply chain management, latest findings in the area of performance management, simulation approaches for high-performance supply chains and information on pioneering technologies for logistics such as Auto-ID. Know-how for you to optimize logistics networks and supply chains.

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!