Facility Logistics: Approaches and Solutions to Next Generation Challenges (Engineering and Management Innovation) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0849385180 ISBN 13: 9780849385186

Publisher: Auerbach Publications, 2007

Synopsis

The design of facilities, warehouses, and material-handling systems as well as the management of logistics operations significantly impact the success of industrial projects. Facility Logistics: Approaches and Solutions to Next Generation Challenges explores recent developments in the technology, industrial practices, and business environments of facility logistics.

The book first discusses the main trends impacting facility logistics operations, including visibility, security, flexibility, labor, globalization, and sustainability. It then examines the functionalities and capabilities of warehouse management systems (WMS) and outlines a comprehensive yet simple method for the quick assessment of warehouse performance. The following chapters present a set of solutions to emerging challenges in the design and management of facility logistics, along with procedures to better plan and manage the logistics activities within a production or storage facility. The final chapter reviews educational resources and offers examples of how multimedia tools can be used to develop new teaching material.

With more globalization and outsourcing occurring as well as a greater emphasis on facility sustainability, new facility logistics challenges have emerged. By evaluating the impact of these issues on facility logistics, this volume helps you improve the design and management of your facility.

About this title

Synopsis:

"Facility Logistics: Approaches and Solutions to Next Generation Challenges" reviews the latest trends in demand, industrial practices, and technological advances, evaluating their impact on facilities logistics design and management. This book presents current research advances in the field and surveys the solution approaches that respond to the challenges facing manufacturing, warehousing, and logistics. It discusses up-to-date teaching and training tools available to instructors, students, and employees. Additional topics include facility layout, material handling, storage/retrieval systems, order fulfillment, sensor deployment, information technology, and inventory tracking.

About the Author:

University of Houston, Texas, USA

About this edition

• Publisher: Auerbach Publications
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0849385180
• ISBN 13: 9780849385186
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 336
• Editor: Lahmar Maher