Currently the notion of "sustainability" is used in an inflationary manner. Therefore the authors start with a definition which is stable to serve as an anchor for further research as well as for discussions among scientists, managers and politicians, ideally across different disciplines. The character of this book is purely conceptual. The argumentation is based on comparison of new and demanding requisites with existing models (process and network architectures in the field of logistics). Formerly neglected impacts on the environment will be included. Main features of a new approach will be developed which are capable to avoid these impacts and to align logistics with the requirements of sustainability. In order to make logistics sustainable large parts will have to be reinvented. The focus needs to be on decoupling transportation activities from economic growth rates.

Currently the notion of "sustainability" is used in an inflationary manner. Therefore the authors start with a definition which is stable to serve as an anchor for further research as well as for discussions among scientists, managers and politicians, ideally across different disciplines. The character of this book is purely conceptual. The argumentation is based on comparison of new and demanding requisites with existing models (process and network architectures in the field of logistics). Formerly neglected impacts on the environment will be included. Main features of a new approach will be developed which are capable to avoid these impacts and to align logistics with the requirements of sustainability. In order to make logistics sustainable large parts will have to be reinvented. The focus needs to be on decoupling transportation activities from economic growth rates.

In technologieorientierten Branchen gewinnt das After-Sales-Gesch ft zunehmend an Bedeutung. Die Luft- und Raumfahrtindustrie, der Maschinen- und Anlagenbau oder die Hightech- und Telekommunikationsindustrie verstehen Serviceleistungen und Ersatzteilversorgung mehr und mehr als neue Potenziale des Erfolgs. Denn wer mit intelligenten Service- und Instandhaltungsangeboten Kunden langfristig binden kann, steigert Umsatz und Gewinn auch dann, wenn das eigentliche Produktgesch ft schwach verl uft. Wie aber sieht eine langfristig wettbewerbsf hige Strategie f r das After-Sales-Gesch ft aus? Wie l sst sich eine effiziente Serviceorganisation aufbauen, die eine kostenoptimale Ersatzteillogistik sicherstellt? Diese und andere Fragen im Hinblick auf die strategischen, organisatorischen und technischen Aspekte des After-Sales-Gesch fts beantworten hochkar tige Autoren aus weltweit f hrenden Unternehmen und Forschungseinrichtungen.