Business Logistics / Supply Chain Management : planning, organizing, and controlling the supply chain /

Ballou, Ronald H., 1937-

Business Logistics / Supply Chain Management : planning, organizing, and controlling the supply chain / Ronald H. Ballou. - FIFTH EDITION - xxii, 789 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Revised edition of: Business logistics management. 4th ed. c1999.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 766-770) and indexes.

Business logistics/supply chain-a vital subject -- Logistics/supply chain strategy and planning -- The logistics/supply chain product -- Logistics/supply chain customer service -- Order processing and information systems -- Transportation fundamentals -- Transport decisions -- Forecasting supply chain requirements -- Inventory policy decisions -- Purchasing and supply scheduling decisions -- The storage and handling system -- Storage and handling decisions -- Facility location decisions -- The network planning process -- Logistics/supply chain organization -- Logistics/supply chain control.

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Business logistics.
Business logistics--Management.

HD38.5 / . B193 2004