The Significance of Industrial Logistics

Abstract

The objective of this monograph is to describe the industrial logistics structure within consumer goods industries and to provide a framework upon which the significance of the integrated industrial logistics system could be determined. The method of approach adopted is to define those problems which may occur within the logistics structure, define an ideal type of organisational structure and to monitor the effect of each type of decision within the established framework. Since all the elements of logistics add cost to a product, throughout the latter half of the discussion there is considerable emphasis upon methods of achieving the minimum cost throughout the channel.

Evaluation of Cooperative Planning in Supply Chains

“…Industrial dynamics Forrester, 1961;Towill, 1996 Value theory Porter, 1985 Network literature Thorelli, 1986;Jarillo, 1988 Market channel theory Stern & El-Ansary, 1992 Business logistics Slater, 1976;Bowersox & Closs, 1996;Gentry, 1996;Walton, 1996;Christopher, 1998 Strategic management Cox, 1997;Dyer et al, 1998 Inter-organizational behavior Harland, 1996 Operations management Clark & Scarf, 1960;Revelle & Laporte, 1996;Fisher, 1997 Information management Buxmann et al, 2002;Friedman, 2002;Chen et al, 2003 (Source: Based on Ganeshan et al, 1999, p. 845;Giannoccaro & Pontrandolfo, 2001, p. 1) This dissertation is based primarily on business logistics literature because it focuses on cooperation scenarios for the logistical issues of transportation whereby logistics is understood as a business function involved in SCM (see Section 2.3).…”

The Influence of the Physical Distribution Concept on Financial Performance

“…. .an attitude of mind, or philosophy of understanding the business as a whole combined with a conviction to integrate all the individual elements of the channel into an optimum pattern, which will achieve the company's policies and objectives [5].…”