Business logistics/supply chain management : planning, organizing, and controlling the supply chain /
Ronald H. Ballou.
- 5th ed.
- Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Pearson/Prentice Hall, c2004.
- xxii, 789 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.)
Rev. ed. of: Business logistics management. 4th ed. c1999.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 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.