Project Management in Logistics and Supply Chain Management: Practical Guide With Examples From Industry, Trade and Services

by Dirk H. Hartel (Editor)

Overview

This practice-oriented guide comprehensively describes the basics of planning and implementing project management in logistics and supply chain management. It also presents a range of methods and tools for assessing project risks and monitoring projects.

Containing ten detailed and practical examples involving Germany-based global players like Porsche, Würth, Continental and SME, the book shares valuable and well-founded insights into systematic project management. As such, it is chiefly intended for career starters, career changers and students in the field of logistics and supply chain management.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783658358846
Publisher:	Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden
Publication date:	03/29/2022
Series:	Springer Series in Supply Chain Management , #15
Edition description:	1st ed. 2022
Pages:	379
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.25(h) x (d)

About the Author

Dr. Dirk H. Hartel is a Professor of Logistics and Supply Chain Management and Head of the Department of Services Management/Logistics and Supply Chain Management at the Baden-Wuerttemberg Cooperative State University in Stuttgart, Germany. He is also a lecturer at private universities and a freelance management consultant, expert and speaker on the topics of logistics, supply chain management, purchasing and organization.

Table of Contents

Part I: Conceptual Foundations.- 1. Classification and Basics of Project Management in Logistics and SCM.- 2. Procedure in Project Work.- 3. Toolbox of Supply Chain Management.- 4. Agile Project Management in Logistics and Supply Chain Management.- 5. Toolbox of Project Controlling.- 6. Risk Management in Logistics and SCM Projects.- Digitalization in Logistics.- Part II: Case Studies.- 8. Project Management in the Field of Supply Chain Management Automotive at Continental AG.- 9. Porsche AG: Project Shipping Department Axles at the Zuffenhausen Plant.- 10. AGCO Smart Logistics: Transformation of a Decentralized Inbound Supply Chain to a Centralized 4PL-Driven Inbound Supply Chain.- 11. LAPP Group: Digitalisation of Obtaining Long-Term Supplier Declarations as Partof Process Automation in the Supply Chain.- 12. Larsen & Toubro Ltd.: Logistics Infrastructure Project Management in Metropolitan Cities like Mumbai.- 13. Würth: Modular Logistics.- 14. Implementation of a Kaizen Organization in an Existing Retail Warehouse.- 15. dm-drogerie markt: Conversion of an Assortment Area from Decentralized to Centralized Inventory Management and Supply.- 16. Arthur Bechtel Classic Motors: Project Management in the Transportation Logistics of High-Value Classic Cars.- 17. The Best Logistics Costs Are those that Do Not Even Arise at all.