Logistics Management : Contributions of the Section Logistics of the German Academic Association for Business Research, 2021, Dresden, Germany (Lecture Notes in Logistics) (1st ed. 2021. 2021. x, 265 S. X, 265 p. 45 illus., 14 illus. in color.)

The work contains selected and thoroughly reviewed research papers of the topics Operations Management, Supply Chain Management, Digitalization, Sustainability, Transportation Management, Process Management, Risk Management, Corporate Social Responsibility and Governance. The papers reflect the current state-of-the-art in logistics and supply chain management and new ideas and technical developments are discussed. The roles of small and medium-sized enterprises in blockchain adoption.- Preconditions and challenges in the digital transformation of supply chains: Findings from academia and practice.-Digitalization's effects on transport planning and specifically the transport coordinator's role.- Smart contract: A literature-based analysis and development of a taxonomy framework.- The impact of intelligent process automation on purchasing and supply management - Initial insights from a multiple case study.