High-Performance Logistics

Logistics is a key enabler of supply chain collaboration, thus improving performance in this field allows supply chains to increase their efficiency significantly. The objective of performance management approaches is the methodical performance measurement, control and monitoring to enable continuous improvement of individual and company-wide performance.

This volume, edited by Thorsten Blecker, Wolfgang Kersten and Matthias Meyer provides a valuable insight into

• new concepts for logistics and supply chain management
• latest findings in the area of performance management
• simulation approaches for high-performance supply chains
• pioneering technologies for logistics such as Auto-ID.

With this book you will gain central insights how to plan and optimize logistics networks and supply chains supported by modern IT and management concepts.