To retain their market share in today’s competitive business, companies are coming up with high value, low price products. To cut their costs, they are striving hard to identify the cash-consuming areas in their operations. Logistics is one of them, as its scope ranges from the procurement and management of the raw materials through to the delivery of the final product. This book, now in its Second Edition, continues to provide theoretical and practical expertise in logistics management. The book begins with an introduction to the elements of logistics management and then moves on to explain operating objectives of integrated logistics, barriers to internal integration and principles of logistics information. It also deals with forecasting, inventory management policies, warehousing and highlights various aspects of logistics management and logistical organization. The book contains case studies in the Indian context to give a practical flavour to the subject.
In this edition, two new chapters, namely, Materials Handling and Packaging and Integrated Global Logistics are included to widen the scope of the subject.
Primarily intended to fulfil the requirements of the students of logistics management, the text may well serve the needs of practising professionals also.About the AuthorSATISH C. AILAWADI (Ph.D.) is Director at KJ Somaiya Institute of Management Studies and Research, Mumbai. He has been into academics for the last six years as Professor and Head of Operations and Supply Chain Management in the same institute, a core Faculty at ICFAI Business School, Mumbai, and Professor and Head (Operations Management) at Vivekanand Education Society’s Institute of Management Studies and Research, Mumbai. Dr. Ailawadi possesses an industrial experience of around 28 years at different managerial levels in reputed organi-zations like Raymond, NELCO, Shri Ambuja Petrochemicals Ltd., NIRLON, The Bombay Dyeing and Manufacturing Company Limited, and Harbor Network Systems Limited.|RAKESH P. SINGH, Ph.D. (Supply Chain Management), is Director, Durga Devi Saraf Institute of Management Studies, Mumbai. Earlier, he was Dean, NMIMS School of Economics, Mumbai, and Chairman at the Institute of Supply Chain Management, Mumbai.
Dr. Singh has over 20 years of experience in academics as teacher, trainer and consultant. He specializes in Economics, Forecasting and Supply Chain Management. He is working as a consultant for a number of firms such as L&T, Syngenta, Vodafone, Nivea, Bank of Baroda, Rallis, Sundaram Clayton, John-Deer Tractors, and Sical Logistics. Dr. Singh is on various committees of UP Planning Commission and has served as Member of Agricultural Terminal Markets Committee, under the Ministry of Agriculture. He is also associated with Singapore Economic Development Board as an Economist.
Dr. Singh is passionate about Rural India and much of his research and writing are focused towards this passion of his.
