As competition between value chains on globalized markets is constantly getting fiercer, there is a growing trend to achieve closer collaboration and integration within these value chains and increasingly more complex supply networks. Additionally, in the wake of the thrilling possibilities of using information technology and its potential in boosting the performance of supply chains, researchers are increasingly looking for technology-enabled solutions for a better supply chain performance management.
This volume, edited by Thorsten Blecker, Wolfgang Kersten and Christian Ringle, provides valuable insights into:
- Maritime Logistics ¿ Challenges and Opportunities
- Leveraging Logistics Processes for Supply Chain Performance Management
- Innovative Technology Solutions in Supply Chains
- Knowledge Management in Logistics.

This volume appeals to researchers and practitioners alike, who are interested in current contributions by international authors, providing theoretical, empirical and case-study oriented background and information on their research work.

I. Maritime Logistics - Challenges and Opportunities
With Contributions by:

- Carlos Jahn, Verena Flitsch and Kathrin Meissner
- Michael Böttcher, Margherita Pero, Giovanni Pirovano, Rossella Pozzi and Tommaso Rossi
- Tuomas Kiiski
- Sven Gailus and Carlos Jahn
- Laura Walther and Anne Schwientek

II. Leveraging Logistics Processes for Supply Chain Performance Management
With Contributions by:

- Luis Gerardo Astaiza, Ivan Dario Cardenas and Carlos Osorio
- Juan Camilo Sepúlveda Sánchez
- Tejinder Singh, Jeffrey Arbogast, Mehdi Lamiri and Jean Andre
- Muhammad Salman Mustafa, Anna Corinna Cagliano and Carlo Rafele
- Sule Öztürk, Cigdem Sofyalioglu and Özlem Uzun Araz
- André Tischer, Maria Besiou and Andreas Goetz

III. Innovative Technology Solutions in Supply Chain
With Contributions by:

- George Q. Huang and Xiang Tr. Kong
- René Föhring and Stephan Zelewski
- Yasanur Kayikci and Helmut Zsifkovits
- Ghazanfar Adnan, Imran Qureshi and Basheer Ahmad
- Batin Latif Aylak, M. Baran Cantepe, Mohammed Ruzayqat and Bernd Noche

IV. Knowledge Management in Logistics
With Contributions by:

- Martin Kowalski, Hubert Klüpfel, Stephan Zelewski and Daniel Bergenrodt
- Michael Glöckner and André Ludwig
- Matthias Klumpp and Thomas Keuschen
- Matthias Klumpp