TY - BOOK AU - Waters, Donald AU - Rinsler, Stephen TI - Global logistics: : New directions in supply chain management SN - 9780749471330 PY - 2014/// CY - New Delhi PB - Kogan, KW - North american logistics KW - Time as a trade barrier KW - Retail logistics N1 - Index 480-488p N2 - The field of logistics continues to develop at a remarkable pace. Until recently, logistics was barely considered in long-term plans, but its strategic role is now recognised and lies at the heart of long-term plans in almost every business. Reasons for this change include: communications and information technology offer new opportunities; world trade grows; competition forces operations to adopt new practices and become evermore efficient; and the concern for the environment increases. Add to this the increased emphasis on consumer satisfaction, flexible operations and time compression, and it's clear that getting logistics right is important. This 7th edition of Global Logistics, edited by Stephen Rinsler and Donald Waters, has been thoroughly revised and updated to reflect the latest trends, best practices, and cutting-edge thinking on global logistics. It provides guidance on important topics, including agile supply chains, IT, sustainability and performance management, collaboration, outsourcing and humanitarian logistics ER -