Logistics and the Out-Bound Supply Chain - An Introduction for Engineers

Informationen zum Autor John Meredith Smith Klappentext The control and organisation of the flow of goods in the supply chain is of vital importance to industry and commerce. This book considers the out-bound supply chain and the associated out-bound logistics that is the flow of goods from the point of production or manufacture to the point of consumption. Zusammenfassung The control and organisation of the flow of goods in the supply chain is of vital importance to industry and commerce. This book considers the out-bound supply chain and the associated out-bound logistics that is the flow of goods from the point of production or manufacture to the point of consumption. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction; Chapter 1 Objectives and Measures of Performance; Chapter 2 Order Management and Forecasting; Chapter 3 Stock Management; Chapter 4 Transport; Chapter 5 Managing the Supply Chain; Chapter 6 International Distribution and e-Business;

Product details

• Authors: John Meredith Smith, John Meredith Smith
• Publisher: ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.07.2002
• EAN: 9781857180329
• ISBN: 978-1-85718-032-9
• No. of pages: 144
• Series: Manufacturing Engineering Modular Series
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Individual industrial sectors, branches; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Purchasing & Buying, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / Manufacturing, Purchasing & supply management, Manufacturing industries, Purchasing and supply management