The Logistics and Supply Chain Toolkit - 3rd Edition by Gwynne Richards & Susan Grinsted (Paperback)

The Logistics and Supply Chain Toolkit is a comprehensive guide for managers, students, and practitioners looking to optimize their logistics and supply chain processes.

With over 100 practical tools and frameworks, this book provides a precision approach to tackle complex and sensitive circumstances.

The toolkit covers various sub-disciplines such as warehousing, logistics, supply chain management, inventory, and outsourcing, offering solutions and plans for each area. The book includes major management tools such as Fortna's Product Flow Smart Design, SMART, DMAIC, and Gantt charts, as well as performance management and problem-solving tools to provide a broader scope of tools for the reader.

The Logistics and Supply Chain Toolkit is a highly practical book that includes a set of useful logistics tools that force practitioners to reconsider their current practice in a systematic manner. The author, Gwynne Richards, has over 30 years of experience in warehouse management and logistics, providing courses on warehouse and transport management for practitioners.

Susan Grinsted, co-founder of HowToLogistics.com, is also an associate at Apprise Consulting (UK) and a Principal Fellow of WMG at Warwick University (UK). With a 5-star review from Rolf Neise, Visiting Professor at ISM International School of Management, Hamburg, who states that the book is a good and comprehensive collection of different tools covering more or less all currently discussed aspects of transport, warehousing, and inventory management, this toolkit is a must-read for anyone involved in logistics and supply chain management.