This practice-oriented guide comprehensively describes the basics of planning and implementing project management in logistics and supply chain management. It also presents a range of methods and tools for assessing project risks and monitoring projects.

Containing ten detailed and practical examples involving Germany-based global players like Porsche, Würth, Continental and SME, the book shares valuable and well-founded insights into systematic project management. As such, it is chiefly intended for career starters, career changers and students in the field of logistics and supply chain management.

Part I: Conceptual Foundations

1. Classification and Basics of Project Management in Logistics and SCM
2. Procedure in Project Work
3. Toolbox of Supply Chain Management
4. Agile Project Management in Logistics and Supply Chain Management
5. Toolbox of Project Controlling
6. Risk Management in Logistics and SCM Projects
Digitalization in Logistics
Part II: Case Studies
8. Project Management in the Field of Supply Chain Management Automotive at Continental AG
9. Porsche AG: Project Shipping Department Axles at the Zuffenhausen Plant
10. AGCO Smart Logistics: Transformation of a Decentralized Inbound Supply Chain to a Centralized 4PL-Driven Inbound Supply Chain
11. LAPP Group: Digitalisation of Obtaining Long-Term Supplier Declarations as Partof Process Automation in the Supply Chain
12. Larsen & Toubro Ltd.: Logistics Infrastructure Project Management in Metropolitan Cities like Mumbai
13. Würth: Modular Logistics
14. Implementation of a Kaizen Organization in an Existing Retail Warehouse
15. dm-drogerie markt: Conversion of an Assortment Area from Decentralized to Centralized Inventory Management and Supply
16. Arthur Bechtel Classic Motors: Project Management in the Transportation Logistics of High-Value Classic Cars
17. The Best Logistics Costs Are those that Do Not Even Arise at all.