Logistics is probably not a word that production engineers and managers use on an everyday basis. Many will be unsure about the definition of the word, and others will limit it to the process which takes the final product from the factory to the customer, in other words the distribution operation.

Chapter Contents:

• 1.1 History
• 1.2 Scope
• 1.3 Competitive Manufacturing and Logistics
• 1.4 Supplier/Customer Relationships
• 1.5 Logistics Processes

Inspec keywords: goods distribution; logistics; production engineering

Other keywords: distribution operation; production engineers; logistics engineering; management guide

Subjects: Production management