THE IMPACT OF TRANSPORTATION COSTS ON SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT. IN: TRANSPORT LOGISTICS

The goal of supply chain management (SCM) is to meet customer service objectives while minimizing inventory and associated costs. SCM is seen as an integrative approach for planning and controlling the flow of material from suppliers to end users; it has also been stated that SCM and cooperative buyer-supplier relationships can prove useful in meeting the goals of the logistics function.

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• Supplemental Notes:
  • Originally published in: Journal of Business Logistics, 1995, 16 (1), 189-212.
• Corporate Authors:

  Edward Elgar Publishers

  William Pratt House, 9 Dewey Court
  Northampton, MA  United States  01060-3815
• Authors:
  • Carter, J R
  • Ferrin, B G
• Publication Date: 2002

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 28-51
• Serial:
  • Classics in Transport Analysis
  • Issue Number: 5
  • Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishers

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Cost control; Customer service; Flow; Logistics; Materials management; Planning; Supply chain management
• Subject Areas: Freight Transportation; Highways; Planning and Forecasting;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00962979
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 1840645512
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 10 2003 12:00AM