This second edition of Global Logistics Management has been thoroughly revised and updated, and new examples have been added reflecting recent developments in the field. This new edition:

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• 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.

Kent N. Gourdin is Director of the Global Logistics and Transportation Program in the School of Business and Economics at the College of Charleston. He also holds the Henry Tecklenburg Chair in Intermodal Transportation.