Distribution Planning And Control

Author : David Frederick Ross
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 808 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 1995-11-30
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 0412065215

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It has been said that every generation of historians seeks to rewrite what a previous generation had established as the standard interpretations of the motives and circumstances shaping the fabric of historical events. It is not that the facts of history have changed. No one will dispute that the battle of Waterloo occurred on June 11, 1815 or that the allied invasion of Europe began on June 6, 1944. What each new age of historians are attempting to do is to reinterpret the motives of men and the force of circumstance impacting the direction of past events based on the factual, social, intellectual, and cultural milieu of their own generation. By examining the facts of history from a new perspective, today's historians hope to reveal some new truth that will not only illuminate the course of history but also validate contempo rary values and societal ideals. Although it is true that tackling the task of developing a new text on logistics and distribution channel management focuses less on schools of philosophical and social analysis and more on the calculus of managing sales campaigns, inventory replenishment, and income statements, the goal of the management scientist, like the historian, is to merge the facts and figures of the discipline with today's organizational, cultural, and economic realities. Hopefully, the result will be a new synthesis, where a whole new perspective will break forth, exposing new directions and opportunities.

Author : David Frederick Ross
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1489975799

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Distribution Planning and Control by David Frederick Ross Pdf

This third edition provides operations management students, academics, and professionals with a fully up-to-date, practical and comprehensive sourcebook in the science of distribution and Supply Chain Management (SCM). Its objective is not only to discover the roots and detail the techniques of supply and delivery channel networks, but also to explore the impact of the merger of SCM concepts and information technologies on all aspects of internal business and supply channel management. This textbook provides a thorough and sometimes analytical view of the topic, while remaining approachable from the standpoint of the reader. Although the text is broad enough to encompass all the management activities found in today's logistics and distribution channel organizations, it is detailed enough to provide the reader with a thorough understanding of essential strategic and tactical planning and control processes, as well as problem-solving techniques that can be applied to everyday operations. Distribution Planning and Control: Managing in the Era of Supply Chain Management, 3rd Ed. is comprised of fifteen chapters, divided into five units. Unit 1 of the text, The SCM and Distribution Management Environment, sets the background necessary to understand today's supply chain environment. Unit 2, SCM Strategies, Channel Structures, and Demand Management, reviews the activities involved in performing strategic planning, designing channel networks, forecasting, and managing channel demand. Unit 3, Inventory Management in the Supply Chain Environment, provides an in-depth review of managing supply chain inventories, statistical inventory management, and inventory management in a multiechelon channel environment. Unit 4, Supply Chain Execution, traces the translation of the strategic supply chain plans into detailed customer and supplier management, warehousing, and transportation operations activities. Finally Unit 5, International Distribution and Supply Chain Technologies, concludes the text by exploring the role of two integral elements of SCM: international distribution management and the deployment of information technologies in the supply chain environment. Each chapter includes summary questions and problems to challenge readers to their knowledge of concepts and topics covered. Additionally supplementary materials for instructors are also available as tools for learning reinforcement.

Author : David F. Ross
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 834 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2011-06-27
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781441989390

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Distribution Planning and Control by David F. Ross Pdf

When work began on the first volume ofthis text in 1992, the science of dis tribution management was still very much a backwater of general manage ment and academic thought. While most of the body of knowledge associated with calculating EOQs, fair-shares inventory deployment, productivity curves, and other operations management techniques had long been solidly established, new thinking about distribution management had taken a definite back-seat to the then dominant interest in Lean thinking, quality management, and business process reengineering and their impact on manufacturing and service organizations. For the most part, discussion relating to the distri bution function centered on a fairly recent concept called Logistics Manage ment. But, despite talk of how logistics could be used to integrate internal and external business functions and even be considered a source of com petitive advantage on its own, most of the focus remained on how companies could utilize operations management techniques to optimize the traditional day-to-day shipping and receiving functions in order to achieve cost contain ment and customer fulfillment objectives. In the end, distribution manage ment was, for the most part, still considered a dreary science, concerned with oftransportation rates and cost trade-offs. expediting and the tedious calculus Today, the science of distribution has become perhaps one of the most im portant and exciting disciplines in the management of business.

Author : Martin Christopher
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 1977
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:729131536

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Distribution Planning and Control by Martin Christopher Pdf

Author : Nick T. Thomopoulos
Publisher : Springer
Page : 285 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2015-12-18
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9783319268620

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Elements of Manufacturing, Distribution and Logistics by Nick T. Thomopoulos Pdf

This book describes a variety of quantitative methods that are vital to planning and control in the operations of the industrial world, from suppliers to manufacturing plants to distribution centers and to the dealers and stores. The topics include: forecasting, measuring forecast error, determining the order quantity, safety stock, when and how much inventory to replenish, all this for individual items and for a distribution network where the items are housed in multiple locations. Further quantitative methods are: manufacturing control, just-in-time, assembly, statistical process control, distribution network, supply chain management, transportation and reverse logistics. The methods are proven, practical and doable for most applications. The material in Elements of Manufacturing, Distribution and Logistics presents topics that people want and should know in the work place. The presentation is easy to read for students and practitioners. There is little need to delve into difficult mathematical relationships, and numerical examples are presented throughout to guide the reader on applications. Practitioners will be able to apply the methods learned to the systems in their locations, and the typical professional will want the book on their bookshelf for reference. Everyone in professional organizations like APICS, DSI and INFORMS; MBA graduates, people in industry, and students in management science, business and industrial engineering will find this book valuable.

Author : David Frederick Ross
Publisher : Springer
Page : 915 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2015-05-14
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781489975782

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Distribution Planning and Control by David Frederick Ross Pdf

This third edition provides operations management students, academics and professionals with a fully up-to-date, practical and comprehensive sourcebook in the science of distribution and Supply Chain Management (SCM). Its objective is not only to discover the roots and detail the techniques of supply and delivery channel networks, but also to explore the impact of the merger of SCM concepts and information technologies on all aspects of internal business and supply channel management. This textbook provides a thorough and sometimes analytical view of the topic, while remaining approachable from the standpoint of the reader. Although the text is broad enough to encompass all the management activities found in today's logistics and distribution channel organizations, it is detailed enough to provide the reader with a thorough understanding of essential strategic and tactical planning and control processes, as well as problem-solving techniques that can be applied to everyday operations. Distribution Planning and Control: Managing in the Era of Supply Chain Management, 3rd Ed. is comprised of fifteen chapters, divided into five units. Unit 1 of the text, The SCM and Distribution Management Environment, sets the background necessary to understand today’s supply chain environment. Unit 2, SCM Strategies, Channel Structures and Demand Management, reviews the activities involved in performing strategic planning, designing channel networks, forecasting and managing channel demand. Unit 3, Inventory Management in the Supply Chain Environment, provides an in-depth review of managing supply chain inventories, statistical inventory management, and inventory management in a multiechelon channel environment. Unit 4, Supply Chain Execution, traces the translation of the strategic supply chain plans into detailed customer and supplier management, warehousing and transportation operations activities. Finally Unit 5, International Distribution and Supply Chain Technologies, concludes the text by exploring the role of two integral elements of SCM: international distribution management and the deployment of information technologies in the supply chain environment. Each chapter includes summary questions and problems to challenge readers to their knowledge of concepts and topics covered. Additionally supplementary materials for instructors are also available as tools for learning reinforcement.

Author : Martin Christopher
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 1977
Category : Physical distribution of goods
ISBN : OCLC:1090988150

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Distribution Planning and Control by Martin Christopher Pdf

Author : Donald Waters
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 454 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 1999-04-27
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 0849340772

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Global Logistics And Distribution Planning by Donald Waters Pdf

The fully revised new edition of this well known and respected book is characterized by the more international perspective it has taken on through contributions from internationally known authors and a final section on international logistics which examines in turn strategies for West and East Europe, the Far East and North America. Logistics has a key strategic role to play in the long-term plans of major companies, and is recognized as a vital part of every organization. To a large extent this crucial new role is due to an expanded view of logistics, which now includes all the activities related to the supply chain from initial suppliers through to final customers. This book provides a wealth of useful ideas and practical information on all the current and future trends in logistics and distribution. Written by a host of contributors drawn from industry, constancy and education, this book provides new insights into the most significant aspects of logistics, including: developments in logistics supply chain strategies lean logistics efficient customer response logistics in different countries partnering and strategic alliances re-engineering the logistics function From logistics professionals, consultants, professors and students to managers from different backgrounds who want an appreciation of current trends in the subject, this book is essential reading. About the author: Donald Waters, a past member if the Institute of Logistics and currently a member of the Canadian Association of Logistics Management, has lectured weekly on logistics, operational research and management science, and has brought his academic career to fruition as Professor of Operations Management at the University Calgary, Canada. He is also the author of Operations Management in the Kogan Page Fast Track MBA Series. Features

Author : Alan Rushton,Phil Croucher,Peter Baker
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 644 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : UOM:39015066779904

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The Handbook of Logistics and Distribution Management by Alan Rushton,Phil Croucher,Peter Baker Pdf

This third edition includes updates in manufacturing logistics, integrated logistics, process design and home delivery, and brand new sections on warehouse receipt and dispatch.

Author : Martin Christopher,David Walters,John Gattorna
Publisher : Gower Publishing Company, Limited
Page : 161 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 1977-01-01
Category : Physical distribution of goods
ISBN : 0566020130

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Distribution Planning and Control by Martin Christopher,David Walters,John Gattorna Pdf

Author : Choudhury, Rahul Gupta
Publisher : IGI Global
Page : 323 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2019-08-16
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781522599838

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Sales and Distribution Management for Organizational Growth by Choudhury, Rahul Gupta Pdf

Supplying a product to the most customers possible in an effective and cost-efficient way is the primary goal of the sales and distribution sector of a business, since the profits from sales are responsible for the majority of an organization’s revenue. However, with countless brands vying for the customers’ attention, the ability to create a demand for a product and subsequently supply that demand is often the key to a business’s success. There is a need for studies that seek to understand the complementary roles of an organization’s sales force and distribution team to ensure relevancy in today’s globalized world. Sales and Distribution Management for Organizational Growth is a pivotal reference source that provides vital research on the organization of sales and the sales force, their geographic deployment, and distribution and channel management including how to develop customer-oriented distribution systems. While highlighting topics including expense control, personnel training, and channel design, this book is ideally designed for business students, marketing professionals, executive members, finance analysts, operations employees, academicians, industry professionals, researchers, and students seeking current research on implementing sales strategy and distribution systems to maximize profits and remain a marketplace competitor.

Author : H. Lee Willis
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 1246 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2004-03-01
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 1420030310

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Power Distribution Planning Reference Book, Second Edition by H. Lee Willis Pdf

Providing more than twice the content of the original edition, this new edition is the premier source on the selection, development, and provision of safe, high-quality, and cost-effective electric utility distribution systems, and it promises vast improvements in system reliability and layout by spanning every aspect of system planning including load forecasting, scheduling, performance, and economics. Responding to the evolving needs of electric utilities, Power Distribution Planning Reference Book presents an abundance of real-world examples, procedural and managerial issues, and engineering and analytical methodologies that are crucial to efficient and enhanced system performance.

Author : James Cooper
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : PSU:000022661319

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Logistics and Distribution Planning by James Cooper Pdf

This revised edition takes account of recent changes that have resulted from companies realizing that distribution requires a high level of efficiency. It provides a variety of information on all current and future trends in logistics and distribution. The most significant aspects of the subject are covered, including warehouse location and operation, customer service, global and European expansion, 24-hour distribution, changing buyer-supplier relationships and performance evaluation.

Author : C. Donald J. Waters
Publisher : Kogan Page Publishers
Page : 476 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0749439300

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Global Logistics and Distribution Planning by C. Donald J. Waters Pdf

Effective logistics and distribution is essential to the long-term success of a company and is an area of constant innovation. Taking an international perspective, this book outlines the current situation and provides useful ideas and practical information on trends. This edition has been updated to cover: the strategic development of logistics and the supply chains; the design and implementation of logistics strategies; the continuing integration of the supply chain; the developments in e-commerce; the effects of lean and agile operations; measuring and improving performance; environmental issues; and international views on logistics.

Author : Edward W. Smykay
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 456 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 1973
Category : Marketing
ISBN : UOM:39076005812206

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Physical Distribution Management by Edward W. Smykay Pdf