Integral Logistics Management ─ Operations and Supply Chain Management Within and Across Companies

This comprehensive 5th edition text on logistics management covers both theoretical and practical aspects of all major operational topics. The new edition includes an added chapter on strategic and tactical concepts. There are also expanded sections on risk management, and location planning and sustainability, and concepts for product family environments vs. and one-of-a-kind production. Interactive Macromedia Flash elements are available for download on a companion website.

Prof. Paul Schonsleben studied mathematics and operations research at ETH Zurich. He obtained a PhD. degree in 1980. Several years of responsibilities for computer and organisation departments of industrial companies followed. From 1983 to 1991 he was full time professor for Business Informatics at the University of Neuchatel, Switzerland. Since 1991 he has been full professor at ETH Zurich, chair of operations and supply chain management. He was dean, deputy head and head of the Department BEPR and MTEC from 2001 to 2005. He is member of the Board of several companies and foundations.