Storage and Supply of Materials: Inbound Logistics for Commerce, Industry and Public Undertakings

The sixth edition of this authoritative and successful text provides a comprehensive overview of the storage and supply of materials, from elementary principles and simplest methods to the most sophisticated automated operations. This edition deals with the provision of materials for all kinds of organisations with an emphasis on the service sector. It includes sections on the relevant procedures, as well as covering the physical processes of storage, handling and movement of materials. Storage and Supply of Materials provides an excellent blend of useful down-to-earth advice backed up with the latest techniques and technology, and will be of use to all those concerned with stores management, inventory control and provisioning.