This well-established text provides an authoritative and comprehensive overview of the practice and supporting systems relating to the storage and supply of materials, from elementary principles and simplest methods to the most advanced automated operations. It is an invaluable guide to inbound logistics for both students and practitioners.
This well-established text provides an authoritative and comprehensive overview of the practice and supporting systems relating to the storage and supply of materials, from elementary principles and simplest methods to the most advanced automated operations. It is an invaluable guide to inbound logistics for both students and practitioners.
Barry Crocker is a Senior Lecturer in Procurement Logistics and Supply Chain Management at the University of Salford.
1 The supply function
2 Identification of materials
3 Receipt and inspection
4 Issue and dispatch
5 Records and systems
6 Materials accounting
7 Approaches to the provision of materials
8 Stock control techniques
9 Stock checking and stocktaking
10 Storehouses and stockyards
11 Stores operations
12 Corporate Social Responsibilty (CSR)
13 Storage equipment
14 Materials handling
15 Procedures manuals