This book is the fully revised and enhanced version of the 2004 prize-winning textbook Introduction to Logistics Systems Planning and Control, used in universities around the world.
This textbook offers an introduction to the methodological aspects of logistics systems management and is based on the rich experience of the authors in teaching, research and industrial consulting.
This new edition puts more emphasis on the organizational context in which logistics systems operate and also covers several new models and techniques that have been developed over the past decade.
Each topic is illustrated by a numerical example so that the reader can check his or her understanding of each concept before moving on to the next one. At the end of each chapter, case studies taken from the scientific literature are presented to illustrate the use of quantitative methods for solving complex logistics decision problems. An exhaustive set of exercises is also featured at the end of each chapter.
Introduction to Logistics Systems Management 2nd Edition targets an academic as well as a practitioner audience, and is appropriate for advanced undergraduate and graduate courses in logistics and supply chain management, and should also serve as a methodological reference for practitioners in consulting as well as in industry.
Contents
- Chapter 1 Introducing logistics
- 1.1 Definition of logistics
- 1.2 Logistics systems
- 1.3 Reverse logistics
- 1.4 Integrated logistics
- 1.5 Objectives of logistics
- 1.6 Management of the logistics system
- 1.7 Case study: The Pfizer logistics system
- 1.8 Questions and problems
Chapter 2 Forecasting logistics requirements
- 2.1 Introduction
- 2.2 Qualitative methods
- 2.3 Quantitative methods
- 2.4 Data preprocessing
- 2.5 Choice of the forecasting method
- 2.6 Advanced forecasting method
- 2.7 Accuracy measure and forecasting monitoring
- 2.8 Interval forecasts
- 2.9 Case study: Forecasting methods at Adriatica Accumulatori
- 2.10 Case study: Sales forecasting at Orlea
- 2.11 Questions and problems
Chapter 3 Locating facilities in logistics systems
- 3.1 Introduction
- 3.2 Qualitative methods
- 3.3 Quantitative methods
- 3.4 Hybrid methods
- 3.5 Stochastic location models
- 3.6 Case study: Container warehouse location at Hardcastle
- 3.7 Case study: The organ transplantation location–allocation policy of the Italian National Transplant Centre
- 3.8 Questions and problems
Chapter 4 Selecting the suppliers
- 4.1 Introduction
- 4.2 Definition of the set of potential suppliers
- 4.3 Definition of the selection criteria
- 4.4 Supplier selection
- 4.5 Case study: The system for the selection of suppliers at Baxter
- 4.6 Questions and problems
Chapter 5 Managing a warehouse
- 5.1 Introduction
- 5.2 Warehouse design
- 5.3 Tactical decisions for warehouse logistics planning
- 5.4 Operational decisions for warehouse logistics management
- 5.5 Case study: Performance evaluation of an AS/RS system conducted by Wert Consulting
- 5.6 Case study: Inventory management at Wolferine
- 5.7 Case study: Airplane loading at FedEx
- 5.8 Questions and problems
Chapter 6 Managing freight transport
- 6.1 Introduction
- 6.2 Freight Traffic Assignment Problems (TAPs)
- 6.3 Service network design problems
- 6.4 Vehicle allocation problems
- 6.5 A dynamic driver assignment problem
- 6.6 Fleet composition
- 6.7 Shipment consolidation
- 6.8 Vehicle routing problems
- 6.9 Real-time vehicle routing problems
- 6.10 Integrated location and routing problems
- 6.11 Vendor-managed inventory routing
- 6.12 Case study: Air network design at Intexpress
- 6.13 Case study: Meter reader routing and scheduling at Socal
- 6.14 Case study: Dynamic vehicle-dispatching problem with pickups and deliveries at eCourier
- 6.15 Questions and problems
- Index
Book Details
- Hardcover: 478 pages
- Publisher: Wiley; 2 edition (2013)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1119943388
- ISBN-13: 978-1119943389
- Product Dimensions: 6.4 x 1 x 9.3 inches
- List Price: $75.00