Logistics Engineering Handbook Edited by G. Don Taylor

LßP) CRC Press X V J Taylor & Francis Group

Boca Raton London New York

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Contents

Preface xi

About the Editor xiii

Contributors xv

Section I Introduction to Logistics Engineering

1 Logistics from a Historical Perspective 1-1 Joel L. Sutherland

2 Economic Impact of Logistics 2-1 RosalynA. Wilson

3 Logistics Engineering Tool Chest 3-1 Dusan Teodorovicand Katarina Vukadinovic

4 Logistics Metrics 4-1 Thomas L. Landers, Alejandro Mendoza, and John R. English

5 Logistics as an Integrating System's Function 5-1 Benjamin S. ßlanchard

Section II Logistics Activities

6 Customer Service 6-1 Richard Germain and Wayne Whitworth

7 Purchasing and Sourcing 7-1 Chi-Guhn Lee

8 Demand Forecasting in Logistics: Analytic Hierarchy Process and Genetic Algorithm-Based Multiple Regression Analysis 8-1 William Ho and Carman Ka Man Lee

9 Facilities Location and Layout Design 9-1 Benoit Montreuil

10 Inventory Control Theory: Deterministic and Stochastic Models 10-1 Lap Mui Ann Chan and Mustafa Karakul

11 Material Handling System 11-1 Sunderesh S. Heragu

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12 Warehousing 12-1 Gunter P. Sharp

13 Distribution System Design 13-1 Marc Goetschalckx

14 Transportation Systems Overview 14-1 Joseph Geunes and Kevin Taaffe

Section III Topics in Transportation Management

15 Real-Time Dispatching for Truckload Motor Carriers 15-1 Warren B. Powell

16 Classic Transportation Problems 16-1 K. Bulbul, Gunduz Ulusoy, and A. Sen

17 Pricing and Rating 17-1 Ryan E. Maner, Tarek T. Taha, and Gary L. Whicker

18 Management of Unbalanced Freight Networks 18-1 G. Don Taylor, Jr.

19 Revenue Management and Capacity Planning 19-1 Douglas R. Bish, Ebru K. Bish, and Bacel Maddah

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Section IV Enabling Technologies

20 Ubiquitous Communication: Tracking Technologies within the Supply Chain 20-1 M. Eric Johnson

21 Electronic Connectivity and Software 21-1 Darren M. Scott

22 Reliability, Maintainability, and Supportability in Logistics 22-1 C. Richard Cassady, Edward A. Pohl, and Thomas G. Yeung

23 Funding and Justifying Logistics 23-1 Ricki G. Ingalls, Yen-Ping Leow Sehwail, and Loay Sehwail

24 Logistics and the Internet 24-1 Teodor Gabriel Crainic and M. Grazia Speranza

Section V Emerging and Growing Trends

25 Reverse Logistics, Green Logistics, and Packaging 25-1 James R. Stock

26 Global Logistics Concerns 26-1 David Bennett

27 Outsourcing and Third-Party Logistics 27-1 Xiubin Wang and Qiang Meng

28 Brief Overview of Intermodal Transportation 28-1 Tolga Bektas and Teodor Gabriel Crainic

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29 Logistics in Service Industries 29-1 Manuel D. Rossetti

30 Securing the Supply Chain 30-1 Luke Ritter

Index 1-1