Dr. Dirk H. Hartel is a Professor of Logistics and Supply Chain Management and Head of the Department of Services Management/Logistics and Supply Chain Management at the Baden-Wuerttemberg Cooperative State University in Stuttgart, Germany. He is also a lecturer at private universities and a freelance management consultant, expert and speaker on the topics of logistics, supply chain management, purchasing and organization.

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.