International Journal of Physical Distribution & Materials Management: Volume 19 Issue 8
Table of contents
Integrating the Supply Chain
Graham C. StevensCommon to all manufacturing companies is the need to control theflow of material from suppliers, through the value adding processes anddistribution channels, to customers. The…
Integrated Materials Management: A Conceptual Approach
Yunus Kathawala, Heino H. NauoThe role and strategy of integrated materials management arereviewed. The impact of the concept is then considered in relation tothe traditional functional structure of many…
Sea Transport for Industrialising Countries
C.D.J Waters, S. SomanInternational trade is steadily increasing. Most of this relies tosome extent on ocean‐going ships and, in consequence, the size of theworld shipping fleet has been growing. Some…
US Electronic Components Distribution and Value‐added Services
Robert R. Witt, Marius M. SolomonAn attempt is made to detect and analyse changes in the electronicsdistribution industry with regard to “value‐added” servicesprovided to its customers. The basic areas of…
Trends in Computer Applications in Transportation and Distribution Management
Craig M. GustinThe benefits realised through increased computerisation of businesslogistics activities have been widely acclaimed and accepted. Evidenceis presented to show through an extensive…