New trends in facility logistics : approaches and solutions to next generation challenges

"Facility Logistics: Approaches and Solutions to Next Generation Challenges" reviews the latest trends in demand, industrial practices, and technological advances, evaluating their impact on facilities logistics design and management.

This book presents current research advances in the field and surveys the solution approaches that respond to the challenges facing manufacturing, warehousing, and logistics.

It discusses up-to-date teaching and training tools available to instructors, students, and employees.

Additional topics include facility layout, material handling, storage/retrieval systems, order fulfillment, sensor deployment, information technology, and inventory tracking.