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WarehOusing and LOgistics
In this chapter we will cover two important topics for the supply chain, warehousing
and logistics. We will cover the traditional view of physical control of inventories,
then the relationships between the warehouse and the organization, and then we will
review traditional logistics activities. In the second half of the chapter we will review
distribution requirements planning, Lean warehousing and Lean logistics.
Traditional Physical Control of Inventories
Let’s start the warehousing portion of the session with discussing what warehousing
is all about. In basic terms, it is all about the physical control of inventories, typically
finished goods inventories. One major tool that typically has been used to help main- ...