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What is Logistics Management

Chapter 10
Handbook of Research on Social Impacts of E-Payment and Blockchain Technology
Logistics management includes identifying and determining the efficiency and accessibility of future distributors and suppliers. Logistics managers are known as logisticians.
Published in Chapter:
An Integrated Impact of Blockchain Technology on Suppy Chain Management and the Logistics Industry
Fei Jiang (Guang Xi International Business Vocational College, China) and Yanhua Zhang (Guang Xi International Business Vocational College, China)
Copyright: © 2022 |Pages: 24
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-9035-5.ch010
Abstract
The benefits of blockchain technology for supply chain management and logistics have been authenticated in recent years. It can support transparency and guarantee eventual, system-wide consensus on the validity of an entire history of transactions. As Conte de Leon et al. defined, blockchains would cause disrupting transformations in all types of industries when used in supply chain management. Logistic companies should engage in blockchain technology to adapt rapidly to changing market conditions and needs in today's dynamic business environment. Thus, this chapter provides a comprehensive overview of blockchain technology and focuses on crucial supply chain capabilities to create such transparency, flexibility, and mutual trust between supply chain partners.
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Chapter 239
Virtual Logistics from Outsourcing Logistics
A part of supply chain management that plans, implements, and controls the efficient, effective forward and reverse flow and storage of goods, services and related information between the point of origin and the point of consumption in order to meet customers’ requirements.
Published in Chapter: Virtual Logistics from Outsourcing Logistics; From: Encyclopedia of Networked and Virtual Organizations
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Chapter 13
Indonesian Higher Education Student Perception on Procurement Manager Skills and Competencies
Information system that collects, organizes, and reports data that enables people to make operational and strategic decisions and take informed action.
Published in Chapter: Indonesian Higher Education Student Perception on Procurement Manager Skills and Competencies; From: Handbook of Research on Disruptive Innovation and Digital Transformation in Asia
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Reverse Logistics in the Electronics Waste Industry
As defined by the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP): “Logistics management is that part of supply chain management that plans, implements, and controls the efficient, effective forward and reverse flow and storage of goods, services, and related information between the point of origin and the point of consumption in order to meet customers' requirements. Logistics management activities typically include inbound and outbound transportation management, fleet management, warehousing, materials handling, order fulfillment, logistics network design, inventory management, supply/demand planning, and management of third party logistics services providers.
Published in Chapter: Reverse Logistics in the Electronics Waste Industry; From: Handbook of Research on Waste Management Techniques for Sustainability
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Chapter 27
Effect of Information Technology on Warehousing and Inventory Management for Competitive Advantage: A Theoretical Framework
A supply chain management component that is used to meet customer demands through the planning, control and implementation of the effective movement and storage of related information, goods, and services from origin to destination.
Published in Chapter: Effect of Information Technology on Warehousing and Inventory Management for Competitive Advantage: A Theoretical Framework; From: Handbook of Research on Innovation and Development of E-Commerce and E-Business in ASEAN
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