In the future process and service innovations will gain further importance in practice and research. Even today, market winners need them to obtain advantage in competition. In this context logistics and supply chain management are key enablers. Innovations in these areas will allow supply chains to increase their efficiency significantly and help to create further innovations in different areas. This volume, edited by Wolfgang Kersten, Thorsten Blecker and Cornelius Herstatt provides insights into new concepts and innovations in the areas of logistics management concepts, supply chain planning and design, supply chain management driven innovations, risk and sustainability management and regional innovations for logistics. The book for ambitious innovators in logistics! In addition, it offers valuable insights into the status of logistic supply chain management for lecturers and students.

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!