Strategic Logistics Management

Chapter 17
Annotated Links

Measuring and Selling the Value of Logistics

http://garnet.acns.fsu.edu/~ppeters/value/index.html

This website, designed by Pamela Peterson at Florida State University, is a resource linked page to academic resources on value added metrics. The site is rich in providing access to other sites on economic value added, economic value added for small business, and software available to aid in the analysis.

http://www.forwarderlaw.com/

This is the homepage of Fowarderlaw.com, a legal website reviewing the prevailing regime in the freight forwarding business. You will access databases of forwarding conditions, sites related to the developments in transport law, sites on how to resolve disputes, and recent legal cases.

http://www.cvm.co.nz/

Our authors introduce the concept of Customer Value Added (CVA) in the textbook. This is the homepage of Customer Value Management, a consultancy that works with clients on projects to achieve maximum customer, people, and business impact using the customer value management approach.

http://www.allegiance.net/

The authors review how McGraw Park, Illinois-based Allegiance Healthcare Corporation measures the value of their logistics operations through the use of technology. This homepage allows the reader to learn more about that process, along with the firm’s innovative deployment of supply chain management in a service industry.

http://www.acr-valuation.com/shareholder.html

Building Shareholder Value is the focus of this site. All strategic decisions affect the fair market value of a firm. Deciding in which markets to compete, which technologies to employ and otherwise how to allocate limited resources have long-term implications for every company. The valuation process can be a very effective management tool in building the fair market value of a company. Determining value requires a thorough examination of all aspects of a business. Internally, a company's assets, operations, marketing, finance and human resource functions must all be reviewed as well as intangibles such as patents, trade secrets, trademarks and copyrights. Externally, the industry and the company's competitive position within that industry must be evaluated.