Managing Logistics

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Steven Brown

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01 Introduction

001 The key to logistics management.mp4

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002 What is a logistics manager .mp4

01:43

02 Key Decisions in Logistics Management

001 Make or buy .mp4

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002 Controlling inventory.mp4

03:21

003 Managing returns.mp4

03:20

004 Managing information flows.mp4

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03 Logistics along the Supply Chain

001 Integrating logistics into the supply chain.mp4

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002 Understanding the bullwhip effect.mp4

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003 Shifting to regional supply chains.mp4

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004 Managing customer demand.mp4

03:35

005 Overcoming obstacles to integration.mp4

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006 Differentiating your customers.mp4

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04 Conclusion

001 Next steps.mp4

01:27

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Marketing may win the customers—but logistics keeps them coming back. Logistics play a critical role in a company's success, controlling how materials get from the supplier to the factory and how finished products get to the customer. Help your company practice more efficient delivery, distribution, and inventory control by learning the ins and outs of logistics. In this course, Professor Steven Brown explains the key decisions and challenges that logistics managers face all along the supply chain. Explore the impact of returns, channel length, warehouse location, customer segmentation, and other factors on your logistics network. Plus, get a clear definition of the role of the logistics manager, so you can decide if it’s the career path for you.

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Logistics Management

Steven Brown

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I am an author and instructor for LinkedIn Learning. I've created online videos in the areas of logistics, purchasing, supply chain management, lean management, lean six sigma, inventory management, and quality management. I have spent my professional life engaged in many different aspects of the business world. I've been a grocery clerk, a helicopter pilot, a factory manager, a budget director, a project manager, a productivity expert, a university professor, and, at all times, a student of my craft. Specializing in the field of operations management, I managed major projects in 10 different countries around the world. I believe the future of business education is online and life-long. And that's why I create these courses for LinkedIn Learning. Over 1.6 million people have viewed my Learning videos. You can view all my courses at: https://www.linkedin.com/learning/instructors/steven-brown .

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