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Product Identifiers
PublisherPrentice Hall PTR
ISBN-100131076590
ISBN-139780131076594
eBay Product ID (ePID)30415840
Product Key Features
Number of Pages816 Pages
Publication NameBusiness Logistics/Supply Chain Management and Logware
LanguageEnglish
SubjectDistribution
Publication Year2003
FeaturesRevised
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaBusiness & Economics
AuthorRonald H. Ballou
FormatCD-ROM / Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height1.3 in
Item Weight49.2 Oz
Item Length7.7 in
Item Width9.5 in
Additional Product Features
Edition Number5
Intended AudienceCollege Audience
Volume Number CD Package
Edition DescriptionRevised edition
Table Of ContentI. INTRODUCTION AND PLANNING. 1. Business Logistics/Supply Chain A Vital Subject. 2. Logistics Strategy/Supply Chain and Planning. II. CUSTOMER SERVICE GOALS. 3. The Logistics/Supply Chain Product. 4. Logistics/Supply Chain Customer Service. 5. Order Processing and Information Systems. III. TRANSPORT STRATEGY. 6. Transport Fundamentals. 7. Transport Decisions. IV. INVENTORY STRATEGY. 8. Forecasting Supply Chain Requirements. 9. Inventory Policy Decisions. 10. Purchasing and Supply Scheduling Decisions. 11. The Storage and Handling System. 12. Storage and Handling Decisions. V. LOCATION STRATEGY. 13. Facility Location. 14. The Network Planning Process. VI. ORGANIZATION AND CONTROL. 15. Logistics/Supply Chain Organization. 16. Logistics/Supply Chain Control. Selected Bibliography. Appendix A. Areas Under the Standardized Normal Distribution. Appendix B. Unit Normal Loss Integrals.
SynopsisFor undergraduate, MBA, and other courses in Business Logistics, Physical Distribution, Operations Management, Materials Management, and Supply Chain Management, in departments of business and engineering. This comprehensive discussion-covering the planning, organizing, and controlling of such activities as transportation, inventory maintenance, facility location, order processing, purchasing, warehousing, materials handling, packaging, customer service standards, and product scheduling-is specifically designed to help students solve actual challenges that they will encounter in today's marketplace. It provides the basic decision making tools and concepts used for finding cost reduction and strategic opportunities. Logware software on CD-ROM is included.