In the future process and service innovations will gain further importance in practice and research. Even today, market winners need them to obtain advantage in competition. In this context logistics and supply chain management are key enablers. Innovations in these areas will allow supply chains to increase their efficiency significantly and help to create further innovations in different areas. An important task is to find structures and approaches which enable all types of innovations in logistics and supply chains to better fulfill customer needs.

This volume, edited by Wolfgang Kersten, Thorsten Blecker and Cornelius Herstatt provides insights into new concepts and innovations in the areas of

logistics management concepts

supply chain planning and design

supply chain management driven innovations

risk and sustainability management

regional innovations for logistics.

This book is written for both, ambitious practitioners who have to tackle the challenges of an increasing risk and complexity exposure in Logistic and Supply Chains and academic researchers. In addition to this, it offers valuable insights into the status of logistic supply chain management for lecturers and students.