Logistik 2: Netzwerke, Systeme und Lieferketten (VDI-Buch) (German Edition)

Book Details

• Author: Timm Gudehus

• Publisher: Springer

• Language: German

• Edition: 4th Edition (2012)

• ISBN: 9783642293757

• Pages: 606

• Binding: Paperback

• Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.1 x 1.3 inches

About The Book

Operative Logistik by Timm Gudehus is a comprehensive and authoritative text that serves as a fundamental resource for those studying or working in the field of logistics. This essential work focuses on the efficient management and delivery of material objects, ensuring the right quantities are provided at the right time and place. It offers in-depth coverage of analytical logistics, including the development of supply networks and the organization of optimal ordering and performance processes.

The book discusses essential strategies, optimization procedures, and algorithms necessary for designing, planning, and organizing logistics systems. It also provides solutions for dynamic resource management, including the handling of orders, stocks, and resources within supply networks. The application of these general principles and strategies is demonstrated through numerous real-world examples from industry, trade, and services, offering insights into potential performance improvements and cost savings.

The first volume of this two-part edition explores the basics of logistics from organizational, informational, and economic perspectives. Key topics include logistics costs, performance pricing, time management, and the mathematical procedures for dimensioning and optimizing dynamic performance networks.

In the second volume, the focus shifts to networks, systems, and supply chains. The strategies and methods covered in the first volume are applied to the design and implementation of optimal warehousing, order picking, handling, and transportation systems. Special attention is given to technical, humanitarian, and environmental aspects. Topics such as supply chain management, logistics service providers, market logic, and logistics law are also explored.

As a reference for both research and practice, this book is indispensable for those engaged in logistics, whether in academia or industry. It serves as a guide to standard procedures, key terms, and essential concepts in logistics, offering practical solutions and useful suggestions for operational logistics management.