About this book
Introduction
Fierce competition in today's global market provides a powerful motivation for developing ever more sophisticated logistics systems. This book, written for the logistics manager and researcher, presents a survey of the modern theory and application of logistics. The goal of the book is to present the state of the art in the science of logistics management. As a result, the authors have written a timely and authoritative survey of this field that many practitioners and researchers will find makes an invaluable companion to their work.
Keywords
Logistics Logistics Management algorithms calculus optimization supply chain planning
Authors and affiliations
- David Simchi-Levi
- Xin Chen
- Julien Bramel
- 1.Department of Civil and Environmental EngineeringMassachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge
- 2.Department of Mechanical and Industrial EngineeringUniversity of Illinois, Urbana-ChampaignUrbana
- 3.CDC-IXIS Financial Guaranty (CFIG)New York
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