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"FEW
PEOPLE COME INTO LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT WITH KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE OF ALL
ASPECTS OF THE PROFESSION. SOME MAY HAVE WORKED THEIR WAY UP FROM DRIVING A
VEHICLE BUT KNOW LITTLE OF WAREHOUSES, OTHERS MAY FIND THEMSELVES TAKING
RESPONSIBILITY FOR LOGISTICS AS PART OF A WIDER REMIT SUCH AS OPERATIONS. A
PRACTICAL GUIDE TO LOGISTICS AIMS TO EQUIP THEM WITH THE NECESSARY KNOWLEDGE TO
MOVE ON TO THE NEXT STAGE, WITH SIMPLE NON-TECHNICAL EXPLANATIONS OF THE
OPTIONS AVAILABLE, AND IMPARTIAL ADVICE ON HOW TO CHOOSE THE RIGHT OPTION FOR
THEIR BUSINESS. IT IS ALSO AN EXCELLENT PRIMER FOR STUDENTS STUDYING LOGISTICS
FOR THE FIRST TIME, ON BSC OR MSC COURSES, AS WELL AS PRACTITIONERS ON
PROFESSIONAL TRAINING COURSES. A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO LOGISTICS IS A
STRAIGHTFORWARD GUIDE TAKING READERS THROUGH ALL ASPECTS OF THIS FASCINATING
INDUSTRY, COVERING PACKAGING, TRANSPORTATION, WAREHOUSING AND EXPORTING AND
IMPORTING OF GOODS. THERE IS A REAL NEED FOR THIS BASIC KNOWLEDGE, BOTH FOR
PRACTITIONERS STARTING OUT IN THE INDUSTRY OR MORE EXPERIENCED PRACTITIONERS
WHO MAY HAVE GAPS IN THEIR KNOWLEDGE. THE BOOK EXAMINES EACH ASPECT OF
LOGISTICS IN TURN AND THE TEXT IS SUPPORTED BY NUMEROUS ILLUSTRATIONS"--
PROVIDED BY PUBLISHER.
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