Questo testo, dedicato alla logistica, tratta la gestione integrata del ciclo operativo dell’azienda, industriale o del terziario, attraverso le sue principali funzioni di gestione dei materiali (approvvigionamento delle materie prime e dei componenti), della produzione (progettazione prodotto, programmazione, fabbricazione, assemblaggio, controllo) e della distribuzione fisica dei prodotti finiti (movimentazione, stoccaggio, trasporto, imballo, ricezione e spedizione). Obiettivo di questo...

This contributed volume combines conceptual and strategic research articles dealing with the "why" and "to what end" of sustainable operations in humanitarian logistics, as well as operational research contributions regarding the "how" from the United Nations as well as from researchers and organizations from different countries (Germany, Australia, Singapore, Netherlands, Italy, Denmark, Jordan). The target audience primarily comprises research experts, decision makers and practitioners i...

This book provides an overview of important trends and developments in logistics and supply chain research, making them available to practitioners, while also serving as a point of reference for academicians. Operations and logistics are cornerstones of modern supply chains that in turn are essential for global business and economics. The composition, character and importance of supply chains and networks are rapidly changing, due to technological innovations such as Information and Commun...