Logistics management and strategy competing through the supply chain pdf

Logistics_Management_and_Strategy_Competing_Through_The_Supply_Chain_3rd_Edition__2008. Logistics Management and Strategy. Competing through the supply chain. Alan Harrison and. Competing through the supply chain. We work with leading authors to develop the strongest educational materials in logistics, bringing cutting-edge thinking and best learning practice to a global market. Under a range of well-known imprints, including. Financial Times Prentice Hall, we craft high quality print and electronic publications which help readers to understand and apply their content, whether studying or at work. To find out more about the complete range of our publishing, please visit us on the World Wide Web at: www.pearsoned.co.uk. Competing through the supply chain. Pearson Education Limited. and Associated Companies throughout the world. Visit us on the World Wide Web at: First published 2002. Second edition published 2005. Third edition published 2008. © Pearson Education Limited 2002, 2005. © Alan Harrison and Remko van Hoek 2008. The rights of Alan Harrison and Remko van Hoek to be identified as authors of this work have been asserted by them in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without either the prior written permission of the publisher or a licence permitting restricted copying in the United Kingdom issued by the Copyright Licensing Agency Ltd, Saffron House, 6–10 Kirby Street, London EC1N 8TS. All trademarks used herein are the property of their respective owners. The use of any trademark in this text does not vest in the author or publisher any trademark ownership rights in such trademarks, nor does the use of such trademarks imply any affliliation with or endorsement of this book by such owners. British Library Cataloguing-in-Publication Data. A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data. Harrison, Alan, 1944– Logistics management and strategy : competing through the supply chain / Alan Harrison, Remko van Hoek.— 3rd ed. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN-13: 978-0-273-71276-3 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. Business logistics. 2. Industrial management. I. Hoek, Remko I. van. II. Title. HD38.5.H367 2008 658.5—dc22. 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2. Typeset in 9.5pt Stone Sans by 3. Printed and bound in Malaysia. The publisher’s policy is to use paper manufactured from sustainable forests. To Nick, Katie, Maryl and Ticho, with love.