Logistics World: Volume 1 Issue 1
Table of contents
THE WORLD LOGISTICS SCENE: LOGISTICS TAKES THE BROADER VIEW
BOB HOLLIERLogistics in the industrial sense started in transportation and distribution. Now it is a much broader professional function crossing the traditional boundaries of supply…
MODELLING THE TIME DIMENSION IN LOGISTICS
ALAN BRAITHWAITETime is an increasingly important element in logistics strategy development. Service reliability and performance can give a real competitive edge. They can also reduce inventory…
SEEKING A PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATION
MARTIN CHRISTOPHERWith the broadening interest in logistics the need for appropriate professional qualifications is growing. But, there are major problems in the cross‐boundary nature of the topic…
THE ROUTE TO QUALITY VIA PEOPLE
JOHN WARDJohn Ward, director of the IBM Havant Plant in the UK outlines a brief history of the Plant's progression in quality improvement since 1981. Critical to this development has been…
THE INFLUENCE OF JIT ON COSTS AND LOGISTICS
MANFRED SCHUMANNWith a yearly sales turnover of $2.88 billion, Avon Products Incorporated is counted amongst the biggest producers of cosmetics in the world. Its high‐quality products, cosmetics…
LOGISTICS: A SYSTEMS CONCEPT
WALTER FINKELSTEINLogistics in its broader definition first came into use at the end of World War II. But it was not until the 1960s that the definition began to be understood. Walter Finkelstein…
THE DIVERSITY OF AUTOMATIC IDENTIFICATION
JACK HOLLINGUMAutomatic identification is a fast growing business, but because its methods and applications are so diverse its importance is frequently not appreciated. Jack Hollingum of IFS…
SIMULATION OF LOGISTIC SYSTEMS
A KUHN, R SCHMIDTIn the last 10 years simulation has become an integral tool in planning and running complex logistic systems. In the future the application of simulation in logistics will…
FORCES OF CHANGE FOR LOGISTICS
JOHN MORTIMERA US report predicts the cost of logistics as a percentage of sales will fall by 1995 as new technology will improve productivity. John Mortimer of IFS Publications reports.