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Strategic Logistics: Looking Beyond the Basics
After reading the chapter, the students should be able to understand:
- Logistics competitive framework
- Logistics strategies across the product life cycle
- Logistics strategic planning
- Logistics strategies and implementation
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Logistics function has to achieve two polemic goals of cost reduction and superior customer service, which are becoming increasingly difficult to achieve under the severe environmental pressure. Logistics strategy is a reactive approach to face competition. However, leading firms across the world now bank on strategic logistics—a proactive approach for developing sustainable ...
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