A number of books already cover Supply Chain, Operations Management, and Inventory Management, so why choose this one? This textbook is unique in that it acknowledges the difficulties faced by students studying transport, logistics, or management with very little mathematical or engineering knowledge and makes the various disciplines talk to one another. Having been classroom tested over ten years, the materials used in the book meet all the needs of students in terms of fundamental statistics, mechanical principles, distribution, and inventory management and warehousing. Dr Banihan Gunay graduated from the Civil Engineering department of the Mediterranean University, Antalya, and obtained his MSc and PhD degrees in Transportation Engineering at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne. He also holds a Postgraduate Certificate in University Teaching. Since 2000, Dr Gunay has been working as a Lecturer in Transport at the University of Ulster, where he teaches a number of subjects including Inventory Management and Warehousing, Transport Interfaces, and Transport Technology. He is a chartered member of the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport. Dr Gunay is the author of many journal articles and conference papers, and has won a number of best paper awards and research grants. More information about the author and his work can be found at: www.banihangunay.webs.com