"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.
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