วันจันทร์ที่ 13 มิถุนายน พ.ศ. 2554

Green Logistics: Improving the Environmental Sustainability of Logistics

Alan McKinnon, Sharon Cullinane, Michael Browne, and Anthony Whiteing, "Green Logistics: Improving the Environmental Sustainability of Logistics"
K.gan P.ge | 2010 | ISBN: 0749456787 | 384 pages | PDF | 2,3 MB 
 
Logistics aims to co-ordinate the movement of products through the supply chain in a way that meets customer requirements at minimum cost. In the past this cost has been defined in purely monetary terms. However, as concern for the environment rises, companies must take more account of the external costs of logistics associated with climate change, air pollution, noise, vibration and accidents.
Green Logistics analyzes the environmental consequences of logistics and how to redress them. Written by a leading team of logistics academics, the book examines ways of reducing these impacts and achieving a more sustainable balance among economic, environmental, and social objectives. It examines key areas in this important subject including:
* Carbon auditing of supply chains
* Transferring freight to “greener” transport modes
* Developing “greener” vehicles, aircrafts and ships
* Reducing the environmental impact of warehousing
* Improving fuel efficiency in freight transport
* Making city logistics more environmentally sustainable
* Reverse logistics for the management of waste
* The role of the government in promoting sustainable logistics

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Supply Chain Project Management. Second Edition: A Structured Collaborative and Measurable Approach

James B. Ayers "Supply Chain Project Management. Second Edition: A Structured Collaborative and Measurable Approach"
CRC | English | 2009-10-14 | ISBN: 1420083929 | 430 pages | PDF | 3,6 MB
 
Improving supply chain efficiency, especially in today’s unsettled business climate, requires that managers go beyond doing business as usual. They must apply inspiration and perspiration in a structured, collaborative, and measurable approach that blends project management with supply chain management knowledge and practice:

Supply Chain Project Management, Second Edition offers the supply chain practitioners and project managers of today with a fully updated guide for implementing strategic supply chain improvements. It covers how to implement project management best practices in ways that will encourage continual improvement of the supply chain. Focusing on improving competitiveness, the book describes the benefit of applying proven project management skills to improve collaboration and communication among one’s own company and its suppliers and customers. It explains how to achieve company-wide agreement for developing and directing strategies that will lower risk in undertaking difficult supply chain change.

Exceptionally well-organized to provide quick reference, as well as in-depth background where needed, this comprehensive work:

Covers SCM execution and the foundation concepts relevant to the current international business climate, describing the challenges managers face and the skills needed to deal with ongoing change
Explores the ways supply chain and supply chain management might be defined, offering multiple viewpoints and definitions from supply chain and project management perspectives
Details effective SCM project processes, offering the tools and project templates needed to implement change

A highly respected authority on supply chain implementation and management, James Ayers is a member of the Project Management Institute and the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals. Offering a unique perspective, augmented by anecdotes garnered from his years of experience, this book goes beyond conventional tools and methods to help managers tap the creative inspiration needed to distinguish their organization in these highly fluid and competitive times.

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Handbook of Logistics and Distribution Management, 4th edition

Product details

  • Paperback: 664 pages
  • Publisher: Kogan Page; 4 edition (3 Jun 2010)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0749457147
  • ISBN-13: 978-0749457143
  • Product Dimensions: 23.6 x 17 x 4.3 cm 

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Review

"Covers all the major aspects of logistics today. I would recommend anyone who is studying any logistics-related course to buy this book. It really is THE logistics handbook." Reader review" --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Logistics and Transport Focus

"perfect..for students, or as a reference book for those working in logistics." --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Book News Inc - May 2007

"provides a description of the functions and elements related to logistics and distribution that can be applied to any country, with some attention to supply chain philosophy."
--This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Book Description

The Handbook of Logistics and Distribution Management explores all stages of the supply chain from raw materials through to the final distribution of the finished product. It is an invaluable guide for distribution, logistics, supply-chain managers and students.

Product Description

Now in its fourth edition, this definitive text explains the nuts and bolts of logistics and distribution in accessible language. Covering all the major elements of modern logisitcs it is an indespensible guide for both students of logistics as well as newly-appointed distribution, logistics and supply chain managers. This edition has been radically updated to reflect the latest advances in logistics and to cover new topics being studied on academic and professionals courses. It includes brand new chapters on: supply chain segmentation, air transport, maritime transport, outsourcing services and decision making and outsourcing management. It provides a thorough explanation of the latest technologies such as radio frequency identification (RFID), voice technology, satellite crane systems and dynamic pick systems, together with additional information and examples of warehouse design.

About the Author

Alan Rushton is a Director of Dialog Consultants, and was formerly the Director of Graduate Programmes at the Centre for Logistics and Supply Chain Management at Cranfield University. He is also a Chartered Fellow of the CILT (UK). Phil Croucher is Vice President-Supply Chain for Dalma Energy LLC, has an MSc in Logistics and Distribution Management from Cranfield University and is a Chartered Fellow of the CILT (UK). Dr Peter Baker is a Senior Lecturer at the Centre for Logistics and Supply Chain Management at Cranfield University and a Chartered Fellow of the CILT (UK).

Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved.

Part 1 Concepts of Logistics and Distribution Introduction to Logistics and Distribution; Integrated Logistics and the Supply Chain; Customer Service and Logistics; Channels of Distribution; Key Issues and Challenges for Logistics. Part 2 Planning for Logistics Planning Framework for Logistics; Logistics Processes; Supply Chain Segmentation; Logistics Network Planning; Logistics Management and Organisation; Manufacturing & Materials Management. Part 3 Procurement and Inventory Decisions Basic Inventory Planning and Management; Inventory and the Supply Chain; Purchasing and Supply. Part 4 Warehousing and Storage Principles of Warehousing; Storage and Handling Systems (palletised); Storage and Handling Systems (non-palletised); Order Picking and Replenishment; Receiving and Despatch; Warehouse Design; Warehouse Management and Information. Part 5 Freight Transport International Logistics: Modal Choice; Maritime Transport; Air Transport; Rail and Intermodal Transport; Road Freight Transport: Vehicle Selection; Road Freight Transport: Vehicle Costing; Road Freight Transport: Planning and Resourcing. Part 6 Operational ManagementThe Monitoring and Control of Logistics and Distribution; Benchmarking; Information Systems in the Supply Chain; Outsourcing: Services and Decision Criteria; Outsourcing: the Selection Process; Outsourcing Management; Security and Safety in Distribution; Logistics and the Environment.

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Handbook of Logistics and Distribution Management, 2nd edition

Handbook of Logistics and Distribution Management, 2nd edition
Publisher: Kogan Page | Pages: 512 | 2001-02-01 | ISBN 0749433655 | PDF | 5 MB

Product details

  • Paperback: 512 pages
  • Publisher: Kogan Page; 2 edition (20 Oct 2000)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0749433655
  • ISBN-13: 978-0749433659
  • Product Dimensions: 24.6 x 18.9 x 3.5 cm 

Product Description

Review

"This textbook provides a description of the functions and elements related to logistics and distribution that can be applied to any country, with some attention to supply chain philosophy." Book News Inc

Logistics and Transport Focus

"perfect..for students, or as a reference book for those working in logistics." --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Book News Inc - May 2007

"provides a description of the functions and elements related to logistics and distribution that can be applied to any country, with some attention to supply chain philosophy."
--This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Book Description

This new edition is an invaluable guide for distribution, logistics and supply-chain managers, as well as students taking logistics-related degrees and professional qualifications.

Product Description

Praise and Reviews `An original look at this vital subject.` STORAGE HANDLING DISTRIBUTION Logistics and distribution management is now recognised as a major industrial and economic function in its own right. An appreciation of the sheer scope and importance of the subject has led to a new professional approach that concentrates on the logistics function as a whole as well as on the individual sub-systems. This second edition of a popular and practical handbook recognizes this new perception and explores all the respective stages of the supply chain, from raw materials through to the final distribution of the finished product. The major topics covered are: concepts of logistics and distribution; planning for logistics; procurement and inventory decisions; warehousing and storage; freight transport; information and supply-chain management. Richly illustrated throughout with diagrams and photographs, this new edition is an invaluable guide for distribution, logistics and supply-chain managers, as well as students taking logistics-related degrees and professional qualifications.

About the Author

Alan Rushton Alan Rushton is Director of Graduate Programmes at the Centre for Logistics and Transportation, Cranfield School of Management, and a director of Dialog Consultants Ltd, a consultancy specializing in distribution, logistics and supply-chain management. He is a Chartered Fellow of the Institute of Logistics and Transport.
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วันจันทร์ที่ 6 มิถุนายน พ.ศ. 2554

World's Busiest Airports


The Airports Council International, which governs roughly 1,650 airports worldwide, released a preliminary list of the world's busiest airports (numbers 1 through 30) on Tuesday, and there were some surprises. Beijing came in #2 behind Atlanta-Hartsfield Airport; Chicago's O'Hare airport overtook London's Heathrow for the third spot.










201 Interview Questions: SAP Business Warehouse Information

201 Interview Questions: SAP Business Warehouse Information
Publisher: Genie Press | Pages: 156 | Date:2006-03-24 | ISBN 0977725103 | PDF | 8 MB 
 
Finding SAP talent has become more difficult and time consuming than ever before. Buzz words are everywhere, but don’t be fooled, a persons true understanding of the subject can be unlocked by using this guide. The book contains a wide variety of carefully worded questions that are designed to help you determine the best qualified candidates available today. The questions are concise and to the point, so are the answers; this allows the candidate to answer and provide the employer an in-depth understanding of whether the candidate can cut through the "fluff" and get the job done. This is not only for employers. This will allow consultants or analysts to better prepare for the dream job and set them apart from the crowd. Self confidence and knowledge are the two most common traits employers seek in potential candidates. This book allows you to refine both. Whether you are an analyst seeking a permanent position or a consultant looking for your next project, this book allows you to impress the future employer with a clear understanding and self confidence expected from a subject matter expert.

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Oracle Data Warehouse Tuning for 10g

Gavin JT Powell "Oracle Data Warehouse Tuning for 10g"
Digital Press | 2005-08-30 | ISBN: 1555583350 | 504 pages | PDF | 10,8 MB 
 
This book should satisfy those who want a different perspective than the official Oracle documentation. It will cover all important aspects of a data warehouse while giving the necessary examples to make the reading a lively experience."
- Tim Donar, Author and Systems Architect
for Enterprise Data Warehouses
Tuning a data warehouse database focuses on large
transactions, mostly requiring what is known as throughput. Throughput is the passing of large amounts of information through a server, network
and Internet environment, backwards and forwards, constantly! The ultimate objective of a data warehouse is the production of meaningful and useful reporting, from historical and archived data. The trick is to make the reports print within an acceptable time frame.
A data model contains tables and relationships between tables. Tuning a data model involves Normalization and Denormalization. Different approaches are required depending on the application, such as OLTP or a Data Warehouse. Inappropriate database design can make SQL code impossible to tune. Poor data modeling can have a most profound effect on database performance since all SQL code is constructed from the data model.
* Takes users beyond basics to critical issues in running most efficient data warehouse applications
* Illustrates how to keep data going in and out in the most productive way possible
* Focus is placed on Data Warehouse performance tuning

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