Chapter 1 Introduction to Logistics and Logistics Management 1.1 DEFINITION OF LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT 1.2 LOGISTICS’ROLE IN THE ORGANIZATION 1.3 THE MISSION OF LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION QUESTIONS Chapter 2 Logistics Strategy 2.1 THE NEED FOR LOGISrI’ICS STRATEGY 2.2 STRATEGIC LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT 2.3 OTHER STRATEGIES 2.4 DESIGNING A LOGISTICS STRATEGY 2.5 IMPLEMENTING THE STRATEGY DISCUSSION QUESTIONS Chapter 3 Supply Chain Management 3.1 BASIC CONCEPT OF SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT 3.2 SCM FROM A LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT PERSPECTIVE 3.3 PARTNERSHIPS IN THE SUPPLY CHAIN 3.4 MANUFACTURING AND SCM IN CHINA DISCUSSION QUESTIONS Chapter 4 Materials Management 4.1 MANAGEMENT IN RELATION TO MATERIALS AREAS 4.2 THE OBJECTIVES OF MATERIALS MANAGEMENT 4.3 SCOPE OF MATERIAL MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES 4。4 PRINCIPLES OF MATERIALS MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION QUESTIONS Chapter 5 Procurement 5.1 INTRODUCTION T0 PROCUREMENT 5.2 SETFING THE PROCUREMENT OBJECTIVES 5.3 THE PROCUREMENT PROCESS 5.4 OTHER ISSUES OF SOURCING STRATEGY DISCUSSION QUESTIONS Chapter 6 Transportation 6.1 DEFINITIONS OF TRANSPORTATION 6.2 MODE OF TRANSPORT 6.3 PROGRESS IN TRANSPORTATl0N 6.4 TRANSPORTATION DOCUMENTATION 6.5 CONTAINER TRANSPORTATION 6.6 TRANSPORTATION DECISIONS DISCUSSION QUESTIONS Chapter 7 Warehousing and Inventory Control 7.1 ROLE OF WAREHOUSE 7.2 TYPES OF WAREHOUSES 7.3 WAREHOUSING DESIGN AND PLANNING 7.4 SOMETHING ABOUT INVENTORY CONTROL DISCUSSION QUESTIONS Chapter 8 Physical Distribution 8.1 FUNCTION OF PHYSICAL DISTRIBUTION 8.2 CONCEPT OF DISTRIBUTION CENTER 8.3 SCOPE OF DISTRIBUTION ACTIVITIES 8.4 STORAGE FACILITIES IN DISTRIBUTION CENTERS 8.5 A DRIVING FORCE IN EUROPEAN DISTRIBUTION DISCUSSION QUESTIONS Chapter 9 Packaging 9.1 INTRODUCTION TO PACKAGING 9.2 TECHNOLOGY OF PACKAGING DISCUSSION QUESTIONS Chapter 1 0 Logistics Information 1 0.1 ROLE OF LOGISTICS INFORMATION 10.2 INFORMATION ARCHITECTURE AND FUNCTIONALITY 10.3 INFORMATION APPLICATION 10.4 USE OF EDI IN SUPPLY CHAIN 10.5 LOGISTICS NETWORKING DISCUSSION QUESTIONS Chapter 1 1 International Logistics 1 1.1 INTRODUCTl0N TO INTERNATIONAL TRADE 1 1.2 INTERNATl0NAL DISTRIBUTION 11.3 INCOTERMS 2000 1 1.4 LOGISTICS CHANNELS IN INTERNATl0NAL DISTRIBUTl0N 1 1.5 LOGISTICS CHANNEl5 CHARACTERISTICS 1 1.6 INTERNATIONAL TRADE INVENTORIES DISCUSSION QUESTIONS Chapter 1 2 Logistics Engineering l 2.1 BACKGROUND ON LOGISTICS SYSTEM ENGINEERING 12.2 DECISION ON LOCATION 1 2.3 DETERMINING THE NUMBER OF FACILITIES 12.4 HANDHNG AND STORAGE SYSTEMS 12.5 PROCESS SIMULATION 12.6 A SIMULATION FRAMEWORK FOR SUPPLY CHAIN DESIGN DISCUSSION QUESTIONS Chapter 1 3 Case Study 1 3.I WALL’S(CHINA)CO.,LTD.:LOGISTICS OPERATIONS STARTUP 1 3.2 PARTNERSHIPS IN THE SUPPLY CHAIN:INTRODUCING CO— MANAGED INVENTORY AT GUINNESS GB DISCUSSION QUESTIONS 1 3.3 IMPLEMENTING THE VENDOR—MANAGED INVENTORY(VMI) STRATEGY AT SINOPEC CORPORATION DISCUSSION QUESTIONS Chapter 1 4 Academic Disciplines of Logistics Management&EIlgi. neering 14.1 CONTEMPORARY LOGISTICS EDUCATION:AN INTERNATIONAL PER- SI)ECTIVE 14.2 LOGISTICS MANPOWER AND EXPERTISE.EDUCATION AND TRAIN— ING IN HONG KONG 14.3 SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE WRITING DISCUSSION QUESTIONS Appendix Appendix 1 SUPPLY CHAIN AND LOGISTICS TERMS AND GLOSSARY Appendix 2 RELATED WEBSITES References