Unit 1 What is Logistics Management？
The definition of logistics
The origin and development of logistics
The characteristics of logistics
Activities included in logistics management
Reading Material
Unit 2 Supply Chain Management
The emergence of the supply chain concept
The definition of supply chain management
The components of supply chain from the focal firms perspective
Characteristics of supply chain management
Challenges of supply chain management
Reading Material
Unit 3 Recent Trends in Logistics
Third-party logistics
Outsoursing
Global logistics
Virtual warehousing
Reverse logistics
Benchmarking
Reading Material
Unit 4 The Development of Logistical Integration
Integrated logistics concept
Why should logistics activities be integrated？
Logistical integration objectives
The development of logistical integration
Reading material
Unit 5 Transportation
The role of transportation
Transportation system
Factors influencing transportation costs
Transportation service characteristics
The economic and service characteristics of different transportation modes
Other transportation arrangements
Legal forms of transportation
Reading Material
Unit 6 Warehousing
Definition
Nature and importance of warehousing
Functions of warehousing
Warehouse decision strategy
Warehouse planning and management
Reading Material
Unit 7 Inventory
Why hold inventory
Types of inventory
Inventory costs
Inventory management
Reading Material
Unit 8 Distribution Channel and Customer Service
Distribution channel
Customer service
Reading Material 1
Reading Material 2
Unit 9 Materials Management and Purchasing
Materials management
Purchasing
Just-in-time purchasing
Reading Material
Unit 10 Logistics and Corporate Profit Performance
Logistics performance assessment
Impacts of logistics system change on corporate profit performance
The strategic profit model
Reading Material
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