January 2022
Intermediate to advanced
824 pages
25h 8m
English
book
The Handbook of Logistics and Distribution Management, 7th Edition
by Alan Rushton, Phil Croucher, Dr. Peter Baker
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Index
3D printing (also known as additive manufacturing) 71, 197–98, 341
3PL see outsourcing
4PL see fourth party logistics
4 Vs production classification 185
5 Ms for road freight transport 506
80/20 rule see Pareto analysis
abandoned cargo 576
ABC analysis see Pareto analysis
account management for outsourcing 636
accuracy of forecasting 256
activity based costing (ABC) 648, 656, 658–59
activity centres 681
activity concept, budgeting 656
activity costs 521–22 see also direct product profitability
activity levels 619, 642, 656, 661
AdBlue 488
added value services 341–43, 593–96
additive manufacturing see 3D printing
adjustable pallet racking (APR) 293, 301–02
administrative aspects of outsourcing ...
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