Global Logistics: New directions in supply chain Management, 8th Edition
By Edward Sweeney and Donald Waters
Contents:
About the contributors xii
Preface xxi
Acknowledgements xxvi
01 Re-thinking supply chain strategy 1
Martin Christopher
Introduction 1
The search for agility 3
The need for end-to-end planning 4
Building structural flexibility into the supply chain 5
Supply chain orchestration 7
The changing risk profile 8
Achieving resilience 10
Conclusion 12
References 13
02 Linking supply chain management to financial performance 14
Heimo Losbichler and Farzad Mahmoodi
Introduction 14
Financial performance and its drivers 15
Linking supply chain management and financial performance 20
Framework to identify initiatives that create the most shareholder value 24
Difficulties in improving supply chain financial performance 31
References 33
03 Supply chain risk management: finance – the forgotten perspective? 36
Carolyn Somorowsky and Lars Stemmler
Introduction 36
Risk management and the supply chain: an established perception! 37
From operational resilience to financial stability 40
Financing investments collaboratively: reducing the risk of supply chain breakdowns 46
Conclusions 48
Notes 49
References 50
04 Supply chain vulnerability and resilience 52
Alan Braithwaite
Black swans: long tails and unintentional self-harm 52
Probability versus impact 57
Mapping the landscape of risk and vulnerability 57
The evolution of supply chain risk management thinking 60
The financial impact of supply chain disruptions 62
Frameworks for designing for resilience 65
Some examples of disasters and the implications for resilience 72
Digital toolsets and services for risk management 74
In conclusion: supply chain resilience is a capability 77
References 77
05 Fulfilling customer needs in the 2020s with marketing and logistics 79
David B Grant
Introduction 79
Logistics customer service today 82
Logistics customer service elements and issues 83
Logistics customer service strategies 86
Summary 91
References 92
06 New procurement directions in supply chain management 95
Louise Knight, Frederik Vos and Joanne Meehan
Perspectives on procurement 95
Procurement directions for ‘improved business-as-usual’ 101
New procurement directions for ‘business-not-as-usual’ 108
Contrasting ‘improving business-as-usual’ and ‘business-not-asusual’
perspectives 111
References 112
07 Maximizing capacity utilization in freight transport 119
Alan McKinnon
Introduction 119
Assessing the utilization of freight transport capacity 120
Factors constraining capacity utilization 125
Measures to improve capacity utilization 129
Conclusion 137
References 137
08 Retail logistics 142
John Fernie
Introduction 142
The evolution of the logistics concept 143
Logistics and competitive strategy in retailing 146
The internationalization of the retail supply chain 149
CSR and sustainable supply chains 151
The online revolution 153
The future 158
References 160
09 Trends and strategies in global logistics and supply chain management 164
Christian F Durach and Frank Straube
Introduction 164
Research design and research sample 165
Key trends and strategies 168
Strategic delivery reliability 183
Digital transformation in logistics 185
Conclusion and outlook 187
Notes 188
References 188
10 Global sourcing and supply 190
Alan Braithwaite
Global trade – economic lifeblood 190
The product economics that have driven global sourcing 193
Sustainability and the UN’S SDGS 197
The key features of ‘good practice’ in global sourcing 199
Emerging risks and their implications for future sourcing strategies 203
Emerging technologies and their impacts 204
Re-shoring, near-shoring and supply chain reconfiguration 206
In conclusion 208
References 208
11 Supply chain relationships: the foundation of success 210
Patrick Daly
The historical strategic context 210
The importance of inter-organizational relationships 214
The importance of clear objectives 217
Relevant metrics to measure progress towards achieving objectives 222
Summary 227
References 229
12 Delivering sustainability through supply chain management 231
Maria Huge-Brodin and Edward Sweeney
Introduction 231
Sustainability as corporate performance 232
How supply chains can foster sustainable development 235
Sustainable supply chains: contemporary and future challenges 239
Some concluding comments 243
References 244
13 Greening of logistics: cutting pollution and greenhouse gas emissions 246
Alan McKinnon
Introduction 246
Emissions from logistics 247
Managerial and analytical frameworks 252
Repowering logistics with cleaner, low-carbon energy 255
Raising the energy efficiency of logistics operations 259
Increasing the utilization of logistics assets 261
Shifting freight to greener transport modes 262
Reducing the demand for freight movement 264
Conclusions 265
References 266
14 People powering contemporary supply chains 270
John Gattorna
Introduction 270
Tensegrity: balancing external and internal forces acting on the enterprise 271
Segmenting customers versus segmenting supply chains 273
Managing in a parallel universe 275
Digitalization is mandatory 277
From ‘static’ to ‘dynamic’ organization designs 280
New focus on the supply side 285
Resilience, delivered 287
A final word 288
Notes 288
References 288
15 Leadership in logistics 289
Richard J Atkinson
What is leadership, and why should we develop leadership skills? 289
Better practice, and the law 290
The problem (opportunity) 292
What leadership is not 294
What should we do? 295
Leading innovation 296
Strategy 300
Engagement 301
‘How’ not ‘who’ 301
Summary 304
References 305
16 Ethics in supply chains: an illustrated survey 306
Steve New
Introduction 306
Characterizing the field of supply chain ethics 307
Two key issues in supply chain ethics 315
The Boohoo case 320
Concluding comments 327
Notes 328
References 330
17 Humanitarian logistics and supply chain
management 338
Yasmine Sabri
Introduction 338
The significance of humanitarian logistics and supply chain management 339
Humanitarian logistics and supply chains phases 341
A framework for managing humanitarian logistics and supply chains 344
Pandemic supply chain: Covid-19 supply chain systems 349
Concluding remarks 352
Notes 353
References 353
18 Digitalization in global supply chain operations 358
Andreas Taschner and Hazel Gruenewald
Introduction 358
Digital technologies and their relevance for global supply chains 359
Current adoption of digital technologies 364
Conclusions 379
Note 380
References 380
19 Digitalization and Industry 4.0 in logistics 382
Pietro Evangelista and Witold Bahr
Introduction 382
The uneasy road to digitalization in logistics: from Industry 4.0 to Logistics 4.0 383
Digitalization in the logistics service industry: challenges towards Logistics 4.0 385
Conclusions 388
References 389
20 Performance measurement and management in the supply chain 391
Alan Braithwaite
Measure to manage 391
Measuring outcomes versus inputs 394
The balanced scorecard: the strategic standard for goal setting and measurement 395
The fundamentals of supply chain performance measurement 399
Mastering the complexity of supply chain and logistics performance management 401
Setting goals across the chain through service level agreements 402
The delivery, recovery and governance model 406
Defining the specific metrics across the chain 408
Control towers: collecting, managing and using data 412
Future directions in performance measurement 414
Conclusion 416
References 417
21 Aligning technology, manufacturing and supply chain:
why it matters and how to do it 418
Aristides Matopoulos, Brian Price and Yuchun Xu Introduction 418
The evolution of concurrent engineering 419
How to align technology, manufacturing and supply chain 421
Conclusion and future research 424
References 425
22 The ‘deglobalization’ of logistics and supply chains:
operating in an increasingly nationalistic and risky world 427
David B Grant, David A Menachof and Christopher Bovis Introduction 427
Background 428
Research approach 432
Proposed risk framework to address deglobalization 433
Conclusions 440
References 443
Index 447