Business Logistics Management [Hardcover]

Ronald H. Ballou (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0131055453 | ISBN-13: 978-0131055452 | Publication Date: August 7, 1991 | Edition: 3

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.

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From the Publisher

A comprehensive discussion of the planning, organizing, and controlling of such activities as transportation, inventory maintenance, order processing, purchasing, warehousing, materials handling, packaging, customer service standards, and product scheduling.

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.

--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 688 pages
• Publisher: Prentice Hall College Div; 3 edition (August 7, 1991)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0131055453
• ISBN-13: 978-0131055452
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 7 x 1.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.7 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,010,412 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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31 of 31 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good reference for practicing logistics managers/students, March 2, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Business Logistics Management (Hardcover)

Review based on 4th edition: A hands on and mathematical approach to the various factors involved in logistics mgt.Good treatment of customer service,transportation, inventory and location strategies. Numerous problems and examples explain how to immediately apply the tools - whether you are calculating the cost of what you are carrying in your warehouse, testing the feasibility of additional warehouses, or calculating service level/fill rate (they are different...) Includes a cool Logware CD-ROM for those interested in solving transportation, inventory problems without the headaches of programming. Overall a good textbook for a logistics course

13 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A thorough textbook, October 19, 1999

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José A. Sánchez Villanueva - See all my reviews

This review is from: Business Logistics Management (Hardcover)

This a very usefull book that helps you to get a handle on the main issues of Logistics. Its treatment of the issues is deep but easy to read. A profitable bought.

8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Practice in Logistics, July 26, 2000

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Max Pellizzaro (Italy) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Business Logistics Management (4th Edition) (Hardcover)

I believe that this book is very usefull for the people that really want to practice with some basic logistic concepts as TSP problems, Routing problems, Inventory Policies etc. The use of the computer programs provided by the CD rom is the winning chioce to get really focused on these problematics.