This revealing collection assembles a host of articles that have proved vital to the development of logistics as we know it today. Including little-known yet significant pieces, the volume covers influences ranging from systems theory to transport economics.
This revealing collection assembles a host of articles that have proved vital to the development of logistics as we know it today. Including little-kn...
"Is Logistics a science?" - The importance and impact of logistics as a function which is critical to the success of companies, of entire industries, and even of nations competing in the global economy, is no longer questioned today. Logistics, within a few decades, has established itself firmly as a profession, an important field of sophisticated managerial practices, and as a large, powerful industry. But in the academic world the question of its status and identity as a science is still being debated.
This volume aims to contribute to this debate in two ways:
It offers a selection...
"Is Logistics a science?" - The importance and impact of logistics as a function which is critical to the success of companies, of entire industrie...
