The intention of the authors and editors was to create a textbook that would serve as a universal resource used at many Polish universities dealing with logistics, organize basic concepts and issues in this field, and facilitate knowledge acquisition through an attractive presentation of content. The book has a modern format with keywords in the margins, a thematic index, and a set of questions at the end of each chapter. As a result, an unprecedented publication has been created, which can boldly be called mandatory reading for anyone who links their future with logistics.
The first part of the textbook presents the characteristic features of logistics as a component concept of broadly understood goods supply chains in the economy. Based on this, the second part presents customer service problems as a key element in shaping the competitiveness of enterprises in modern markets. The third part concerns the basic areas of logistics process activities, such as inventory management, purchasing and procurement, transport, warehousing, packaging in logistics systems, and logistics aspects of production control. The fourth part is entirely devoted to the issues of logistics services, while the fifth part discusses the processes of creating and operating logistics networks. The sixth part of the textbook concerns complex problems of coordination and integration of logistics processes within supply chains, where, in addition to explaining the essence of these phenomena, many aspects related to the use of logistics information systems, logistics cost accounting, measurement of supply chain performance, building organizational structures for logistics needs, and significant aspects of human resources in the sphere of logistics are emphasized. The work also includes an overview of modern directions in the development of logistics and the challenges that will have to be faced in the future. These issues are addressed in the seventh part of the textbook.
More information about the book can be found on the website www.bibliotekalogistyka.pl
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“The new logistics textbook is the result of the work of 24 authors, responsible for individual thematic areas covered by its scope. In this respect alone, it stands out on the domestic publishing market. Although the authors represent different research and academic centers, and consequently often different ‘logistics schools’, the book is conceptually and terminologically consistent. Much of the credit for this goes to those responsible for the scientific editing – Prof. Danuta Kisperska-Moroń and Stanisław Krzyżaniak, PhD, Eng. Referring to the subject of the publication, their work can be compared to the coordination of a supply chain, which – despite the different operating concepts of its participants – ensures the expected value to the end customer”.
Assoc. Prof. Henryk Woźniak, University of Gdańsk, Department of Logistics
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