Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Introduction to Logistics and Supply Chain Management -- 2. The Logistics System -- 3. The Flow of Materials -- 4. Customer Service -- 5. Logistics Costs and Tied-Up Capital -- 6. Environmental Aspects of Logistics -- 7. Products in the Logistics System -- 8. Material Supply Structures -- 9. Production Processes and Layouts -- 10. Distribution Structures -- 11. Demand Management -- 12. Materials Management -- 13. Manufacturing Planning and Control -- 14. Transport Planning -- 15. The Procurement Process -- 16. Emerging Practices in Supply Chain Management -- 17. Information Systems for Logistics and Supply Chain Management -- App. A. ABC Analysis -- App. B. Incremental Inventory Carrying Costs -- App. C. Derivation of the Formula for Economic Order Quantity (EOQ) -- App. D. Normal Distribution Function -- App. E. Service Loss Function -- App. F. Exercises Solutions to Problems.

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