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BL
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959225
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b713595
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| Main Entry
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Brandimarte, Paolo.
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| Title & Author
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Introduction to distribution logistics /\ Paolo Brandimarte, Giulio Zotteri.
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| Publication Statement
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Hoboken, N.J. :: Wiley-Interscience,, ©2007.
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| Series Statement
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Statistics in practice
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1 online resource (xvi, 587 pages) :: illustrations
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| ISBN
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0470170042
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: 0470170050
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: 9780470170045
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: 9780470170052
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0471750441
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9780471750444
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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Introduction to Distribution Logistics; Contents; Preface; 1 Supply Chain Management; 2 Network Design and Transportation; 3 Forecasting; 4 Inventory Management with Deterministic Demand; 5 Inventory Control: The Stochastic Case; 6 Managing inventories in multiechelon supply chains; 7 Incentives in the Supply Chain; 8 Vehicle Routing; Appendix A A Quick Tour of Probability and Statistics; Appendix B An Even Quicker Tour in Mathematical Programming; Index.
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| Abstract
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This text presents the basics of distribution logistics (DL) in both a qualitative and quantitative manner so as to reach out to a multitude of reader backgrounds. Devoid of solid quantitative books in the marketplace, this book fills a gap. The authors do not encourage the undiscriminating use of sophisticated models and algorithms to the detriment of intuition and common sense. The emphases throughout the book are on the variety and complexity of issues and sub problems surrounding DL and their limitations and scope of applicability. The context in which a firm operates, its strategic positi.
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Business logistics-- Statistical methods.
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Distribution (Probability theory)
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Network analysis (Planning)-- Mathematics.
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Physical distribution of goods-- Mathematics.
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Production scheduling-- Statistical methods.
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Traffic flow-- Mathematical models.
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BUSINESS ECONOMICS-- Decision-Making Problem Solving.
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Distribution (Probability theory)
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Traffic flow-- Mathematical models.
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| Dewey Classification
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658.4/032
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T57.85.B726 2007eb
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Zotteri, Giulio,1970-
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