E-Logistics: Managing Digital Supply Chains for Competitive Advantage

Section - ONE: E-logistics development; Chapter - 01: E-logistics - An introduction; Chapter - 02: Emerging technology; Chapter - 03: Supporting ICT infrastructure for future logistics; Section - TWO:: E-logistics for transport modes and nodes; Chapter - 04: ICT for airfreight management; Chapter - 05: ICT for rail freight management; Chapter - 06: ICT for efficient road freight transport; Chapter - 07: Electronic bills of lading; Chapter - 08: Port-centric ICT system; Section - THREE: Automating e-logistics; Chapter - 09: B2C e-commerce and fulfilment; Chapter - 10: The challenges of e-commerce on warehousing in the future; Chapter - 11: Advanced warehouse management systems and innovations; Chapter - 12: RFID in logistics; Chapter - 13: The role of GS1 in logistics and e-procurement; Chapter - 14: Automating a logistics service chain; Section - FOUR: Regional and global e-logistics; Chapter - 15: Regional electronic marketplaces to improve logistics; Chapter - 16: Trade and transport electronic single windows; Chapter - 17: Single window systems for global supply chain management; Chapter - 18: End-to-end global visibility and order management for integrated supply and demand chains; Section - FIVE: Future outlook; Chapter - 19: ICT in multimodal transport and technological trends

Dr Yingli Wang is a lecturer in logistics and operations management at Cardiff Business School. Her research focusses on e-logistics and has attracted funding from various funding bodies. Before embarking on her academic career, she worked at Nestlé China in various senior managerial roles.

Dr Stephen Pettit is a member of the Transport and Shipping Research Group within the Logistics and Operations Management Section at Cardiff Business School. He has been involved in a wide range of transport-related research projects and has recently focused on international logistics, port operations and management, and the application of information and communication technology in the fields of transport, logistics and supply chain management.