"Preface This book emphasizes a quantitative approach to solving problems related to designing and operating supply chains. Importantly, though, it is not so "micro" in its focus that the perspective on the larger business problems is lost, nor is it so "macro" in its treatment of that business...

This book introduces new inventory models to support decision-making when cost of externalities are jointly considered along with costs of logistics. Internalization of cost of externalities gives rise to new logistics costs estimates and functions which managers, researchers, lecturers and...

The role of the warehouse -- Role of the warehouse manager -- Warehouse processes: receiving and put-away -- Warehouse processes: pick preparation -- Picking strategies and equipment -- Order-picking methods -- Warehouse processes from replenishment to despatch and beyond -- Warehouse management...