Contemporary Operations and Logistics
This edited collection collates the most up-to-date and important research within the area of operations and logistics management. Boasting the combined expertise of one of the largest logistics and operations management academic teams in Europe, it provides both depth and diversity in a balanced portfolio. The first two sections are concerned with key contemporary issues in the subject area, providing a current and up-to-date overview of the field. Section three presents a selection of important cross-cutting themes that impinge upon and inform teaching, research and practice, while the final section includes a celebration of research highlights and showcases cutting-edge applications from leaders in the field. Invaluable to students, researchers and academics alike, this book is compulsory reading for those active within operations and logistics research.
Peter Wells is Professor of Business and Sustainability and Head of Logistics and Operations Management at Cardiff Business School, UK. He has vast experience of research into the global automotive industry, around which he has developed his academic and theoretic interests in socio-technical transitions, business models, cultures of automobility and sustainability.
