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Supply Chain Management A Logistics Perspective 12th edition by Langley 9780357984864 *35b [ZZ]

Supply Chain Management A Logistics Perspective 12th edition by Langley 9780357984864 *35b [ZZ]

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Blend logistics theory with practical applications as you offer students a refined focus on the supply chain approach with Langley/Novack/Gibson/Coyle's SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT: A LOGISTICS PERSPECTIVE, 12th Edition. This edition highlights emerging issues, technological developments and global changes in today's constantly evolving field of supply chain management. Updates examine significant changes in business environments and their impact on the success of supply chains. Updated profiles introduce chapter topics using real companies, well-known individuals and events, while the latest 'On the Line' features and short cases provide hands-on managerial experience. Revised technology features emphasize the latest advancements in supply chain management and logistics practices worldwide. A complete support package further reinforces instruction and student engagement.

What's New

  • Key updates for this edition examine significant changes in business environments and their impact on the success of supply chains. New coverage emphasizes recent supply chain technology, e-commerce and omni-channel supply chains, changes in transportation and pricing, warehousing and impacts on future designs of supply chains. The latest information regarding supply chain innovation and transformation, global supply chains, and analytics and digital supply chains have also been included.

Features

  • Discover contemporary supply chain perspectives with emphasis on importance of logistics management. Recent global events have resulted in significant increased recognition of the opportunities, challenges and strategic importance of supply chain management. This title effectively blends logistics theory with practical applications and addresses emerging issues and challenges that are critical to the success of today's supply chains.
  • Discover the essential role of logistics and supply chain management in a post-Covid world. The authors share insights on the pandemics' short-and long-term impacts on logistics strategy and operations, including the broader awareness and interest in supply chain capabilities from the C-suite to the everyday consumer.
  • Supply Chain Profiles vignettes introduce topics and generate student interest. Most of these engaging vignettes that appear at the beginning of each chapter provide "read and reflect" opportunities relating to people, organizations and familiar events to generate an immediate interest in the topics included in each chapter.
  • On the Line vignettes feature current issues, technologies and practices that drive logistics excellence. These brief discussions, spread throughout each chapter, provide excellent examples of how companies are addressing the changing world around them to balance internal goals with the external needs of partners, customers and society.
  • Useful, quality PowerPoint® Slides for each chapter support and enhance your classroom presentations. This book's exceptional PowerPoint® Slides are popular with instructors, like you. The slides accompanying this edition reflect the latest changes in supply chain management today and are designed to seamlessly and visually support your lectures.
  • The unique approach underscores the operational and strategic value of logistics activities and processes for the success of supply chains, demonstrating to students that the concept of the supply chain is much broader than the field of logistics alone. This enables students to comprehend how capabilities in logistics activities and processes are essential to ensure effective, capable and resilient supply chains.
  • The authors use their vast professional and teaching experience to make a presentation that's easy to understand and welcoming for students. Each author in this textbook has special teaching skills developed through teaching at undergraduate and graduate levels in major universities. Drawing from their combined wide-ranging professional and leadership backgrounds, they've set up this edition to provide a reader-friendly style. It caters to what students need to learn and covers important modern topics.
  • The complete teaching support package provides resources that save you time and aid your instruction. A full selection of accompanying materials are designed to enhance the classroom experience for your students while saving you time in preparation and grading. This edition includes valuable PowerPoint® slides, Instructor's Manual and Cengage Testing resources (Cognero).
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