Business Logistics Management - Softcover

Ballou, Ronald H.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0130934100 ISBN 13: 9780130934109

Publisher: Pearson Education (US), 1991

Synopsis

This work explores various avenues of planning, organizing and controlling the physical supply/distribution of products and services in both manufacturing and service firms. It illustrates how to set the level of inventory, order processing and purchasing to make products and services available in the most cost-effective manner.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

The LOGWARE software found inside

• Is developed specifically for classroom and educational use
• Has 15 Windows-based customized modules, including the new Supply Channel Simulator Module
• Extends and supports methods presented in the text
• Can be used for logistics problem solving, such as single and multifacility location, vehicle routing and scheduling, forecasting, inventory management, warehouse layout, and more
• Has general purpose programs, including linear programming, integer programming, multiple regression, and distance estimation

LOGWARE is designed to be user-friendly for data input, preparation, and results presentation so that it will be an integral part of a student's decision-making tool kit.

About this edition

• Publisher: Pearson Education (US)
• Publication date: 1991
• ISBN 10: 0130934100
• ISBN 13: 9780130934109
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 688