Strategic Logistics Management

I reviewed six different texts in preparing for a graduate level course in International Logistics at Baruch College before deciding on Stock and Lambert's Fourth Edition. This text combines currency, and breadth and depth in a way that is most relevant to the manner in which I wish to conduct the class. It provides a useful and usable reference to the students after the course is completed. Furthermore, the related web site has been very helpful in utilizing this text. I will complement the text for certain modules (i.e., E-Commerce, Culture Change, Logistics as a Career). One always needs, no matter who the author, to provide relevant current material from other sources. A big thanks goes to Stock and Lambert for this text.

I have used this book as the primary text for my Supply Chain Management class at the College of New Jersey. My students are Junior and Senior undergraduate level students in the School of Business. The book provided excellent coverage of all major aspects of the logistics discipline. I believe that the book would also be appropriate at the graduate school level. There are excellent case studies that can be expanded into worthwhile class discussions or projects. The supplemental material for instructors is very helpful in preparing for lectures.

This book focusses on each and every aspect of Logistics management starting from generating an order for a product/commodity right through the manufacturing process, waehousing, inventory management, transportation and customer service. It goes into a little more detail when it comes to inventory management incorporating some basic mathematics and algorithms. It explains each and every step of the logistics "supply chain" process with great detail and finesse. This book can almost (not entirely) replace a swag of other logistics books within its genre. A perfect text for any logistics/industrial engineering curriculum.