This e-book celebrates the International Journal of Physical Distribution & Logistics Management (IJPDLM) 's 45th anniversary. IJPDLM is one of the oldest logistics and SCM journals that consistently ranks near the top in surveys of logistics and SCM journals by educators and practitioners. The last five years have been particularly exciting ones for IJPDLM. Perhaps the most notable occurrence was the journal's admission into the hallowed Web of Science database. The initial Journal Citation Reports metrics announced in July 2011 heralded an upswing in submissions that have exceeded 300 manuscripts for each of the last five years. Moreover, availability of Web of Science and other scholarly metrics facilitates an objective evaluation of IJPDLM's progress towards the journal's mission of providing its constituents with timeliness, inclusiveness and impact. In celebration of 45 years of IJPDLM, this e-book proudly presents the following invited papers: