Blanchard, Logistics Engineering - Management, 6th Edition, Pearson

Logistics Engineering & Management, 6th Edition. Benjamin S. Blanchard, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. If You're an Educator. If You're a Student. Description. For Industrial Engineering courses focusing on logistic engineering and management. An authoritative exploration of logistics management within the engineering design and development process, this book concentrates on the design, sustaining maintenance and support of systems from a lifecycle perspective. This is the only text that deals with logistics and system support: (1) as an integrated entity and an integral part of the overall structure of a total “system”; (2) from a total system life-cycle perspective—from the initial identification of a need through design and development, production, utilization and support, and retirement and material disposal; and (3) as a major consideration early in the system life cycle during the system engineering design and development process. Familiarizes students with the concepts and principles that have received a great deal of attention in recent years. Provides students with establishment logistics measures early in design and extending through system test and evaluation. Provides students with emphasis on the integration of the commercial and the defense approaches into a single entity and as a major part of a system infrastructure. Provides students with additional measures for purchasing and material flow, packaging and transportation, warehousing and information systems. Provides students with more information with an improved flow of material. Provides students with more information on an area of high interest. Provides students with information regarding the latest technologies and their applications. Provides students with activities associated with the determination of requirements, the design and development, production, utilization, sustaining maintenance and support, and retirement of systems. Familiarizes students with design engineering aspects and the design of systems for supportability. Provides students with approaches that are essential to meeting the objectives of design for supportability. Provides students with tools that offer a strong focus on applications. Provides students with visual reinforcement of material presented. NEW - Reflects the current environment throughout —With more emphasis on systems, globalization and international cooperation, outsourcing, horizontal organizations and on the life cycle of systems and life-cycle costing. Provides students with a more immediate and worldwide presentation of logistics and support system activities inherent in the system design and development process. Familiarizes students with the concepts and principles that have received a great deal of attention in recent years. Provides students with establishment logistics measures early in design and extending through system test and evaluation. Provides students with emphasis on the integration of the commercial and the defense approaches into a single entity and as a major part of a system infrastructure. Provides students with additional measures for purchasing and material flow, packaging and transportation, warehousing and information systems. Provides students with more information with an improved flow of material. Provides students with more information on an area of high interest. Provides students with information regarding the latest technologies and their applications. Provides students with activities associated with the determination of requirements, the design and development, production, utilization, sustaining maintenance and support, and retirement of systems. Familiarizes students with design engineering aspects and the design of systems for supportability. Provides students with approaches that are essential to meeting the objectives of design for supportability. Provides students with tools that offer a strong focus on applications. Provides students with visual reinforcement of material presented. New to This Edition. Reflects the current environment throughout —With more emphasis on systems, globalization and international cooperation, outsourcing, horizontal organizations and on the life cycle of systems and life-cycle costing. Provides students with a more immediate and worldwide presentation of logistics and support system activities inherent in the system design and development process. Familiarizes students with the concepts and principles that have received a great deal of attention in recent years. Provides students with establishment logistics measures early in design and extending through system test and evaluation. Provides students with emphasis on the integration of the commercial and the defense approaches into a single entity and as a major part of a system infrastructure. Provides students with additional measures for purchasing and material flow, packaging and transportation, warehousing and information systems. Provides students with more information with an improved flow of material. Provides students with more information on an area of high interest. Provides students with information regarding the latest technologies and their applications. Table of Contents. 1. Introduction to Logistics. 2. Reliability, Maintainability, and Availability Measures. 3. The Measures of Logistics and System Support. 4. The System Engineering Process. 5. Logistics and Supportability Analysis. 6. Logistics in the System Design and Development. 7. Logistics in the Production/Construction Phase. 8. Logistics in the Utilization, Sustaining Support and Retirement Phases. 9. Logistics Management. Appendix A: Selected Bibliography. Appendix B: System Design Review Checklist. Appendix C: Supplier Evaluation Checklist. Appendix D: Life-Cycle Cost Analysis (LCCA). Appendix E: Maintenance Task Analysis (MTA). Appendix F: Selected Interest Tables. Appendix G: Normal Distribution Tables. Appendix H: List of Abbreviations.