ABSTRACT
Achieving state-of-the-art excellence and attaining the cost reductions associated with outstanding logistics efforts is an obvious gain in terms of competitive edge and profitability. As logistics tools evolve in comprehensiveness and complexity, and the use of these new tools becomes more pervasive, maintaining a position of leadership in logisti
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part |2 pages
Section I: Introduction to Logistics Engineering
chapter 1|14 pages
Logistics from a Historical Perspective
chapter 2|10 pages
Economic Impact of Logistics
chapter 3|30 pages
Logistics Engineering Tool Chest
chapter 4|20 pages
Logistics Metrics
chapter 5|26 pages
Logistics as an Integrating System's Function
part |2 pages
Section II: Logistics Activities
chapter 6|10 pages
Customer Service
chapter 7|16 pages
Purchasing and Sourcing
chapter 9|62 pages
Facilities Location and Layout Design
chapter 10|26 pages
Inventory Control Theory: Deterministic and Stochastic Models
chapter 11|26 pages
Material Handling System
chapter 12|24 pages
Warehousing
chapter 13|20 pages
Distribution System Design
chapter 14|14 pages
Transportation Systems Overview
part |2 pages
Section III: Topics in Transportation Management
chapter 15|20 pages
Real-Time Dispatching for Truckload Motor Carriers
chapter 16|32 pages
Classic Transportation Problems
chapter 17|12 pages
Pricing and Rating
chapter 18|26 pages
Management of Unbalanced Freight Networks
chapter 19|18 pages
Revenue Management and Capacity Planning
part |2 pages
Section IV: Enabling Technologies
chapter 20|16 pages
Ubiquitous Communication: Tracking Technologies within the Supply Chain
chapter 21|14 pages
Electronic Connectivity and Software
chapter 22|20 pages
Reliability, Maintainability, and Supportability in Logistics
chapter 23|12 pages
Funding and Justifying Logistics
chapter 24|14 pages
Logistics and the Internet
part |2 pages
Section V: Emerging and Growing Trends