• Helps readers to understand and appreciate the power of managing logistics for profit and competitive advantage
  
• Educates readers about the nature of individual logistics activities and how they can be woven together
  
• Contains a global focus throughout, with examples drawn from various parts of the world
  
• Has been thoroughly revised and updated throughout to keep it current
  
• Now includes new examples reflecting recent developments and current preoccupations, including security and global instability.

Visit the accompanying website at www.blackwellpublishing.com/gourdin to download PowerPoint slides to supplement the book.