Logistics and Supply Chain Management, 4th Edition

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Logistics and supply chain management are not new ideas. From the building of

the pyramids to the relief of hunger in Africa, the principles underpinning the effec-

tive flow of materials and information to meet the requirements of customers have

altered little.

Throughout the history of mankind wars have been won and lost through logistics

strengths and capabilities – or the lack of them. It has been argued that the defeat of

the British in the American War of Independence can largely be attributed to logistics

failure. The British Army in America depended almost entirely upon Britain for sup-

plies. At the height of the war there were 12,000 ...