International Journal of Physical Distribution & Materials Management: Volume 15 Issue 5
Table of contents
Some Thoughts on Logistics Policy and Strategies: Management Challenges for the 1980s
Bernard J. LaLonde, Baymond E. MasonDuring the past decade, a number of important forces have converged on US management thinking and practice. These forces have led to an evolution in management direction that is…
Using Inventory for Competitive Advantage through Supply Chain Management
Thomas C. Jones, Daniel W. RileyCompetitive pressures will force major changes in inventory management in the next few years. Changes will result from businesses identifying and capitalising on the opportunities…
Materials Logistics Management
Donald J. Bowersox, Phillip L. Carter, Robert M. MonczkaA few years ago the faculty of the Graduate School of Business Administration at Michigan State University responded to a developing industry need for young people trained with an…
A Strategic Problem in Logistics Control
Philip B. ScharySatisfying target markets is a major strategic purpose of all organisations. Logistics management, however, often encounters difficulty in serving individual customer groups. The…
The Logistics of Distribution in China
Heidi Vernon WortzelEvery country concerns itself to some extent with the efficient and equitable distribution of goods to its people. In order to unravel the logistics of physical distribution in…