Logistics Management

According to the Council of Logistics Management, logistics comprises the integrated planning, control, realization, and monitoring. One definition of business logistics is having the right item in the right quantity at the right time at the right place for the right price in the right condition to the right customer. Logistics is concerned with getting products and services where it is needed and when it is desired. Logistics involves a broad field of activities that mainly covers planning, implementation and control of flows of goods, services and information from the point of origin to the point of consumption. This book will prove to be a helping hand for the students of management to understand the importance of Logistics Management. Table of Contents: - Chapter 1 - Context of Logistics Chapter 2 - Logistics in the Firm Chapter 3 - Approaches to Analyzing Logistics Systems Chapter 4 - Logistics Relationships Chapter 5 - Service Response Logistics Logistics Companies in India