The Roots of Logistics
A Reader of Classical Contributions to the History and Conceptual Foundations of the Science of Logistics
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Beschreibung
Is Logistics a science? – The importance and impact of logistics as a function which is critical to the success of companies, of entire industries, and even of nations competing in the global economy, is no longer questioned today. Logistics, within a few decades, has established itself firmly as a profession, an important field of sophisticated managerial practices, and as a large, powerful industry. But in the academic world the question of its status and identity as a science is still being debated.
This volume aims to contribute to this debate in two ways:
It offers a selection of “classical”, in some cases hard to access original international contributions to the evolution of the field in one convenient volume of readings. As such, it should be useful to students of the field, to researchers, and to practitioners who are interested in tracing the logistical ideas and instruments they are using down to their conceptual “roots”.
Beyond that, by the arrangement and commentaries to the original materials, the editors are proposing their own innovative interpretation of the evolution and identity of the “Science of Logistics”. It is an invitation to further debate the potential and future of logistics.
Is Logistics a science? – The importance and impact of logistics as a function which is critical to the success of companies, of entire industries, and even of nations competing in the global economy, is no longer questioned today. Logistics, within a few decades, has established itself firmly as a profession, an important field of sophisticated managerial practices, and as a large, powerful industry. But in the academic world the question of its status and identity as a science is still being debated.
This volume aims to contribute to this debate in two ways:
It offers a selection of “classical”, in some cases hard to access original international contributions to the evolution of the field in one convenient volume of readings. As such, it should be useful to students of the field, to researchers, and to practitioners who are interested in tracing the logistical ideas and instruments they are using down to their conceptual “roots”.
Beyond that, by the arrangement and commentaries to the original materials, the editors are proposing their own innovative interpretation of the evolution and identity of the “Science of Logistics”. It is an invitation to further debate the potential and future of logistics.
Compiles key articles that would cause much effort to gather and bring together Arranges and evaluates these articles regarding their influence Draws a "roadmap" of modern logistics, depicting a modern discipline of considerable importance Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
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From the book reviews:
“As an Operations Researcher … I welcomed the opportunity to dig up the roots of this discipline, to understand its history and how various disciplines contributed to it. … The editors of the Roots of Logistics, through casting their net very wide in researching the history of this important discipline, were indeed, able to offer ‘A Reader of Classical Contributions to the History and Conceptual Foundations of the Science of Logistics.’” (Hans Ittmann, IFORS Newsletter, Vol. 8 (4), December, 2014)()