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The handbook of logistics and distribution management
The prime objective for writing the first edition of this book was to provide an up-to-date text at a reasonable cost. We also felt that there was a significant gap in the literature for a book that offered a broad strategic framework as well as a clear and straightforward description of the basic functions and elements related to logistics and distribution. In the second edition of the book, published in 2000, we provided a significant revision and expansion of the original text. The continued high rate of development and change in business and logistics necessitated a third edition, published in 2006, a fourth edition in 2010 and now this fifth edition. All of these editions have included major revisions and new material. In this fifth edition, we have added a new chapter on multichannel fulfilment and a new
chapter on humanitarian logistics. In addition, all other chapters have been revised and
updated, while the content in some chapters has been expanded