Handbook of Logistics and Distribution Management, 2nd by Alan Rushton
By Alan Rushton
Explores all of the respective phases of the availability chain, from uncooked fabrics via to the ultimate distribution of the completed product.
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It is only relatively recently however that distribution and logistics have come to be recognized as vital functions within the business and economic environment. The role of logistics has changed in that it now plays a major part in the success of many different operations and organizations. In essence, the underlying concepts and rationale for logistics are not new. They have evolved through several stages of development, but still use the basic ideas such as trade-off analysis, value chains and systems theory together with their associated techniques.
IMPORTANCE OF LOGISTICS AND DISTRIBUTION It is useful, at this point, to consider logistics in the context of business and the economy as a whole. Logistics is an important activity making extensive use of the human and material resources that affect a national economy. Several investigations have been undertaken to try to estimate the extent of the impact of logistics on the economy. One such study indicated that about 30 per cent of the working population in the UK are associated with work that is related to logistics.
3. The different types of transport (primary, local delivery, etc) and stationary functions (production, finished goods inventory, etc) are shown. It should be noted that to support these physical flows and functions, there is a complementary flow of information, which allows the physical flow to occur. There is also, of course, a cost incurred to enable the distribution operation to take place. The importance of this distribution or logistical cost to the final cost of the product has already been highlighted.