European Logistics Markets, Management and Strategy [Paperback]

Based on five years fieldwork it is a timely analysis of the current status of logistics and its future role in European business.Acknowledgements.

List of Abbreviations.

1. Introduction.

2. European Logistics in Context.

PART 1 DEMAND-SIDE LOGISTICS.

3. European Manufacturing.

4. Innovation in Manufacturing Logistics.

5. European Retailing.

6. Innovation in Retail Logistics.

7. Improving Logistics Efficiency.

PART 2 SUPPLY-SIDE LOGISTICS.

8. Logistic as a Business.

9. Patterns of Logistics Services.

10. The Rise of the Mega-Carrier.

11. Information Technology: Competitive Advantage or Necessity?.

PART 3 THE FUTURE.

12. Will Transport Prices Fall?.

13. Green Logistics.

14. Into the Twenty-First Century.

Notes.

References.

Glossary.

Index.

'in terms of its breadth, authority and readability ... Cooper, Browne and Peters is by far the best.' -- International Journal of Distribution and Logistics Management<!--end-->

' ... warmly recommended.' -- Overseas Trade

DR James Cooper is Director of the Cranfield Centre for Logistics and Transportation, where he specializes in intetnational logistics.

Michael Browne is BRS Professor of Transport at the Transport Studies Group, University of Westminster, where he teaches freight transport and logistics on the Master's programme.

Melvyn Peters is a Teaching Fellow in the Cranfield Centre for Logistics and Transportation.