This book provides a comprehensive overview of how to strategically manage the movement and storage of products or materials from any point in the manufacturing process to customer fulfillment. Topics covered include important tools for strategic decision making, transport, packaging, warehousing, retailing, customer services and future trends. An introduction to logistics Provides practical applications Discusses trends and new strategies in major parts of the logistic industry
PART I: INTRODUCTION 1. Overview Reza Zanjirani Farahani, Shabnam Rezapour, Laleh Kardar 2. Physical Flows Hannan Sadjady PART II: STRATEGIC ISSUES 3. Logistics Strategic Decisions Maryam SteadieSeifi 4. Logistics Philosophies Zahra Rouhollahi 5. Logistics Parties S. A. Seyed-Alagheband 6. Logistics Future Trends Amir Zakery PART III: TACTICL & OPERATIONAL ISSUES 7. Transportation Zohreh Khooban 8. Vehicle Routing Problem Farzaneh Daneshzand 9. Packaging and Material Handling Mahsa Parvini 10. Storage, Warehousing & Inventory management Maryam Abbasi 11. Customer Service Samira Fallah PART IV: SEPCIAL AREAS AND PHILOSOPHIES 12. Logistics System: Information and Communication Technology Shokoofeh Asadi 13. Reverse Logistics Masoomeh Jamshidi 14. Retail Logistics Hamid Afshari and Fatemeh Hajipouran Benam 15. Logistics Planning in Disaster Ehsan Nikbakhsh and Reza Zanjirani Farahani 16. Freight Transportation externalities Fatemeh Ranaiefar and Amelia Regan 17. Robust Optimization of Uncertain Logistics Networks Sara Hosseini 18. Integration in logistics planning and optimization Behnam Fahimnia and Reza Molaei M H Ebrahimi 19. Optimization in Natural Gas Network Planning Maryam Hamedi, Reza Zanjirani Farahani, and Gholamreza Esmaeilian 20. Risk Management in Gas Networks Reza Zanjirani Farahani, Seyyed Mostafa Mousavi and Mohammad Bakhshayeshi Baygi 21. Modeling the Energy Freight Transportation Network Mohsen Rajabi and Reza Zanjirani Farahani
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