Logistics of Production and Inventory

The essays collected in this volume present a broad survey of the state of the art in logistics systems research as viewed by a distinguished group of scholars. The book shows that logistics remains an active, vibrant subject of inquiry. There are several reasons for this continued development. Firstly, logistic systems are extremely complex with many inherent technical problems and fundamentally new approaches to the subject are frequently arising. Secondly, the practical world of logistics has changed markedly over the past few decades, posing significant new challenges to researchers. This volume focuses mainly on the key developments in the last decade, which has witnessed an astonishing leap in our understanding of what logistics is all about.

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The essays collected in this volume present a broad survey of the state of the art in logistics systems research, showing that logistics remains an active, vibrant subject of inquiry. This volume focuses mainly on the key developments in the last decade.

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• Authors: S. C. Kan Graves
• Assisted by: S C Graves (Editor), S. C. Graves (Editor), S.C. Graves (Editor), A. H. G. Rinnooy Kan (Editor), A H G Rinnooy Kan (Editor), A. H. G. Rinnooy Kan (Editor), A.H.G. Rinnooy Kan (Editor), P H Zipkin (Editor), P. H. Zipkin (Editor), P.H. Zipkin (Editor), A.H.G. Rinnooy Kan (Editor of the series), S.C. Graves (Editor of the series), Zipkin P.H. (Editor of the series)
• Publisher: ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 27.05.1993
• EAN: 9780444874726
• ISBN: 978-0-444-87472-6
• No. of pages: 774
• Series: Handbooks in Operations Resear; Handbooks in Operations Research and Management Science
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Business > General, dictionaries; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Production & Operations Management, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Operations Research, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Quality Control, Operational research, Production & quality control management, Production and quality control management