Practical Supply Chain and Logistics Analytics

An Introduction

Tan Miller

• Publisher: Routledge
• Year: 2026
• eBook ISBN: 9781040833520
• Topic: Business
• Index: Business

Practical Supply Chain and Logistics Analytics provides essential analytical techniques for managing distribution, transportation, inventory, manufacturing, network design, customer logistics, and procurement across the supply chain.

This book delivers practical decision-analysis methodologies that supply chain professionals can immediately implement in their daily operations. Readers will gain a working knowledge of fundamental logistics analytical methods that offer critical quantitative perspectives for better decision-making. The text presents a comprehensive range of techniques with step-by-step guidance, real-world examples, and actionable insights that bridge theory and practice. Each chapter builds analytical competency through accessible explanations and implementable frameworks, enabling professionals to address specific logistics management challenges efficiently while developing their quantitative skill set for long-term career advancement.

University lecturers will find it complements traditional supply chain textbooks and can also serve as the primary text for a first supply chain analytics class, while logistics professionals at all levels can use it as a reference guide for developing analyses to address specific management decisions.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half-Title Page
• Series Page
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Dedication
• Table of Contents
• Preface
• 1 Introduction
• 2 Transportation, Distribution, and Warehouse Planning: Integrated with Inventory Management
• 3 Inventory Planning and Management
• 4 Manufacturing and Production Planning
• 5 Network Design and Facility Location
• 6 Customer Logistics
• 7 End-to-End Supply Chain Analysis
• 8 Final Thoughts on Supply Chain and Logistics Analytics
• References
• Index