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. The volume provides complete coverage of reliability, maintainability, and availability measures, the measures of logistics and system support, the system engineering process, logistics and supportability analysis, system design and development, the production/construction phase, utilization, sustaining support and retirement phases, and logistics management. For those interested in logistics engineering and management.
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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. The volume provides complete coverage of reliability, maintainability, and availability measures, the measures of logistics and system support, the system engineering process, logistics and supportability analysis, system design and development, the production/construction phase, utilization, sustaining support and retirement phases, and logistics management. For those interested in logistics engineering and management.
As a graduate logistics management student, I found this book very monotonous to read. Every three paragraphs reiterated what Dr. Blanchard stated three paragraphs previous. The concepts are great, and he leans heavily toward military applications. There are, however, some uniquenesses that military applications have that civilian industry does not. As a professional military logistician, a good deal of the book was a restatement of the obvious. However, to a civilian graduate student with little logistics experience, this book would be very tough to swallow.
The 5th edition is much improved over the 4th but while new information was added, some was lost. Both versions are a welcome addition to any logistician's bookshelf. The author admits that this is actually a System's Management book in disguise. This book is applicable to both military and commercial logisticians. The only complaint is that this edition should have focused more towards Post Production Support since few new large military acquisition programs are being awarded at this time.
I both study and teach from this book and find it to be a useful textbook and reference book. (District 06 Director - The International Society of Logistics)
I have used this text in practice and in courses for a number of years. It is a very sound reference and it is easy to comprehend. Prof Blanchard's approach is excellent: based upon systems concepts and a lifecycle orientation. The content is very organized and methodical. The strengths are the system engineering process, the supportability analysis, and the bibliography. A very disciplined method for the system engineering process is presented. The elaboration on functional analysis and allocation is superb. All of the tools presented under the supportability analysis are relevant and very usable. In particular the emphasis and examples of life cycle cost analysis are excellent. The appendices provide practical and up to date data and information for the practicing logistician. Excellent reference for preparation for the Certified Professional Logistician examination.
Product Details :
- Hardcover: 560 pages
- Publisher: Prentice Hall; 6 edition (September 18, 2003)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0131429159
- ISBN-13: 978-0131429154
- Product Dimensions: 0.9 x 7.2 x 9.1 inches
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