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Supply Chain and Logistics Management

The Centre for Logistics and Supply Chain Management is Europe's largest grouping of faculty specialising in the management of logistics and supply chains. As a major centre of excellence it has come to be recognised as Europe's leading centre for advanced research and teaching in these important fields. In simple terms a supply chain is a network of organisations that collectively create and deliver a product or service that is valued by an end consumer. Supply chain management requires the management of relationships with all stakeholders, to deliver customer value at less cost. In order to do this Effective logistics is required, i.e. the detailed co-ordination of complex operations involving people, facilities and supplies.

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Future of Food Networks Discovery Day - 19th June 2013
By Supply Chain Research Centre | 25/04/2013
Innovative approaches and solutions need to be found to challenge the current trends.
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Environmental Sustainabililty in Freight Transport
By Supply Chain Research Centre | 24/04/2013
Cranfield School of Management and GFE UK & Ireland Group are hosting a FREE event with a networking lunch on responsibility for sustainable freight transport on Friday 10th May 2013, 10:00-16:00.
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Dr Janet Godsell Keynote Speaker at the SC21 Task Force Conference
By Centre for Logistics & Supply Chain Management | 18/04/2013
Dr Janet Godsell was a Keynote Speaker at the SC21 Task Force Conference on the 9th April 2013 at Bristol UWE University.
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Supply Chain Management iTunes Podcasts
By Centre for Logistics and Supply Chain Management | 15/04/2013
The iTunes podcasts on supply chain management by Professor Richard Wilding now have 30,000 followers.
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The First SCALE Workshop - Collaboration for Sustainability in the Food Sector - 18th April 2013
By Supply Chain Research Centre | 27/03/2013
Step Change in Agri-Food Logistics Ecosystems (Project SCALE) is an exciting three year project working across North-West Europe to increase economic competitiveness and improve environmental and social sustainability of food and drink supply chain logistics.
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Key Concepts

Form Postponement
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Faculty Members

Richard Wilding
Professor of Supply Chain Strategy
Marko Bastl
Senior Research Fellow
Mike Bernon
Senior Lecturer in Supply Chain Management
Matias Enz
Lecturer in Logistics and Supply Chain Management
Janet Godsell
Senior Lecturer
Johannes Fichtinger
Lecturer in Logistics and Supply Chain Management
Denyse Julien
Senior Lecturer
Uta Juttner
Part-Time Senior Lecturer
Carlos Mena
Senior Lecturer
Noreen Munnelly
Business Development Executive
Melvyn Peters
Senior Lecturer and MSc Admissions Director
Silvia Rossi
Senior Research Fellow
Soroosh Saghiri
Senior Research Fellow
Heather Skipworth
Senior Research Fellow
Alan Smart
Senior Lecturer
Simon Templar
Lecturer
John Towriss
Senior Lecturer in Logistics and Transportation
Nicky Yates
Lecturer in Logistics & Supply Chain Management

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Cranfield On

60 seconds with Dr Janet Godsell - Where to Focus?
08/04/2013
Dr Janet Godsell on the importance of supply chain segmentation.
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60 seconds with Dr Carlos Mena - Supply Chain Sustainability
17/01/2013
Dr Carlos Mena discusses how organisations should approach sustainability issues.
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Humanitarian Logistics
By Martin Christopher | 03/04/2011
This book, with contributions from some of the world’s leading experts in humanitarian logistics, seeks to understand the nature of the challenges facing those who are involved in the management of the logistics of disaster relief, and to offer some solutions that can be developed to make a substantial difference. The underlying theme is that there are tangible lessons that humanitarian logisticians can learn from business best practice.
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The Handbook of Logistics and Distribution Management 4th Edition
By Peter Baker, Phil Croucher and Alan Rushton | 03/06/2010
This Handbook covers all of the major elements of modern logistics and clearly explains the concepts of logistics and distribution, planning for logistics, procurement and inventory decisions, warehousing and storage, transport, and operational management.
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