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Langford, John W.. Logistics: Principles and Applications. US: McGraw-Hill Education, 2007.

Logistics: Principles and Applications

Authors: John W. Langford

Published:  2007

ISBN: 9780071661805 007147224X
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  • Contents
  • Foreword
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • Part 1 Logistics Systems Engineering
  • Chapter 1. Logistics Statistics
  • Overview
  • Exponential Notation
  • Factorials
  • Combinatorial Analysis
  • Logarithms
  • Principles of Probability
  • Bayes’Theorem
  • Chapter 2. Reliability
  • Overview
  • Principles of Reliability
  • System Life Cycle Reliability
  • Trade-Off of Key Performance Parameters within Specified Reliability Targets
  • Chapter 3. Maintainability
  • Overview
  • Corrective Maintenance
  • Preventive Maintenance
  • Logistics Delay
  • Aggregate Maintainability Indicators
  • Chapter 4. Availability
  • Overview
  • Inherent Availability
  • Achieved Availability
  • Operational Availability
  • Chapter 5. Quality Assurance
  • Overview
  • Applicability of Statistically Based Quality Control
  • Inspection
  • Quality Control Procedures
  • Operating Characteristics (OC) Curves
  • Methodology for Construction of Operating Characteristics (OC) Curve
  • Total Quality Management (TQM)
  • Binomial and Poisson Distribution Applied to Quality Control
  • Appendix: Use of Sample Planning Tables
  • Chapter 6. Human Factors Engineering
  • General
  • Human-Machine Systems
  • Anthropometry
  • Human Work Space
  • HFE Environmental Considerations
  • Relative Capabilities: Humans versus Machines
  • Chapter 7. Safety Engineering
  • General
  • Corporate Policies and Procedures
  • Design Safety
  • Hazards Analysis
  • Product Development and Production
  • Consumer Safety
  • Product Liability and Safety
  • Part 2 Acquisition and Production
  • Chapter 8. Contracting
  • Overview
  • Terms of Reference
  • Role of Procurement within the Organization
  • Procurement Cycle
  • Structure of Contractual Instruments
  • Types of Contracts and Forms of Application
  • Special Purchase Agreements
  • Chapter 9. Critical-Path Analysis
  • Program Evaluation Review Technique (PERT)
  • Critical-Path Method (CPM)
  • Relative Merits of PERT and CPM
  • Chapter 10. Work Breakdown Structure
  • General
  • Project Summary WBS
  • Contract WBS
  • Development of Cost Work Breakdown Structure
  • Chapter 11. Learning Curve
  • General
  • Types of Learning Curve Functions
  • Learning Curve from the Mathematical Perspective
  • Cumulative Effects of Learning Curve Factors
  • Comparison of Unit-Cost Learning Curve and Cumulative-Average-Unit-Cost-Learning Curve Trends
  • Derivation of Unit Cost Learning Curve Factor (S) from Scatter Plot Data
  • Chapter 12. Financial Analysis
  • General
  • Time-Value Analysis
  • Effective Interest Rate Analysis
  • Cost Gradient
  • Chapter 13. Depreciation of Assets
  • General
  • Depreciation Methods
  • Computation of Depreciation Schedules
  • Applicability of Depreciation to Life-Cycle Costing
  • Chapter 14. Life-Cycle Cost Analysis
  • General
  • Principles of Life-Cycle Cost Analysis
  • Categories of LCC Analysis
  • Elements of Life Cycle Cost
  • Representative LCC Scenarios
  • Chapter 15. Performance-Based Systems Engineering
  • General
  • Designation of Key Performance Parameters (KPPs)
  • Specification of the Individual KPP Threshold and Objective Values
  • Prioritization of the KPPs Based on Relative Essentiality
  • Definition of the Individual KPP Allocated Cost Factors
  • Construction of KPP-Incentive Tableau
  • Development of Incentive Fee Ranges for Individual KPPs
  • Allocation of Human Resources for Individual KPPs
  • Order of Importance of the Key Performance Parameters
  • Highlights of Contract for Performance-Based Systems Engineering Description of the System
  • Statement of Work
  • Special Provisions
  • Schedule of Performance Metrics
  • Evaluation of Contractor’s Technical Performance
  • Evaluation of Incentives Authorized Based on Achieved KPP Levels
  • Cost Performance Evaluation Determined by Contracting Officer
  • Computation of KPP Incentives Plus Base Fee
  • Benefit of Incentivized Program for Long-Term Logistics System Support Costs
  • Part 3 Logistics Systems Management and Operations
  • Chapter 16. Logistics Facilities
  • General
  • Purpose of Facility
  • Principle of Locational Gravitation
  • Effects of Economic Factors on Location
  • Sociopolitical Criteria
  • Chapter 17. Packaging, Handling, Storage, and Transportation
  • General
  • Packaging
  • Materials Handling
  • Warehousing and Storage
  • Transportation
  • The Surface Transportation Board
  • Prominent Aspects of STB Oversight Responsibility
  • Federal Maritime Commission
  • Federal Transportation Safety Regulators
  • Utilization of Automated Logistics Information Technology
  • Overview of the RFID System
  • Chapter 18. Inventory Management
  • Overview
  • Reasons for Inventory
  • Characteristics of Inventory
  • Inventory Program Management
  • Inventory Support of Production Operations
  • Quantitative Applications to Inventory Management
  • Economic Implications of Inventory
  • Chapter 19. Personnel Management
  • Overview
  • Corporate Mission
  • Logistics Mission
  • Development of Logistics Human Resources
  • Management of Human Resources
  • Chapter 20. Logistics Technical Documentation
  • Overview
  • Specifications
  • Engineering Drawings
  • Installation Drawings
  • Computer Aided Design
  • Technical Manuals
  • Chapter 21. Support and Test Equipment
  • Overview
  • Purpose of Support and Test Equipment
  • The Ambiguity Group Concept
  • Economic Considerations Related to S&TE
  • Analysis of S&TE Utility
  • Chapter 22. Embedded Computer Resources
  • Overview
  • Influences of Computer Resources on Logistics Engineering
  • Organization of Computer Software
  • Software Development Cycle
  • Reliability of Computer Resources
  • Hardware and Software Interaction
  • Quantitative Approach to Evaluating Computer Resources
  • Chapter 23. Equipment Maintenance
  • Overview
  • Maintenance Concept
  • The Maintenance Hierarchy
  • Distinguishing Attributes of Maintainability
  • Activity at the Hierarchal Maintenance Levels
  • Maintenance Activity Indicators
  • Screening for Repair or Discard
  • Maintenance Reporting
  • Interactive Elements of the Corrective Maintenance System
  • Chapter 24. Design Interface of Logistics Elements
  • Overview
  • System-Level Reliability Analysis and Prediction Methodology
  • System-Level Maintainability Prediction Based on System Reliability Analysis Factors
  • Log Normal Analysis
  • Chapter 25. Logistics Supportability Analysis
  • General
  • Purview of Supportability Analysis
  • Supportability for Military Systems
  • Supportability Commercial Model
  • Chapter 26. Configuration Management
  • General
  • Configuration Identification
  • Configuration Control
  • Configuration Status Accounting
  • Configuration Audits
  • Engineering Change Order
  • Putting CM into Practice
  • Appendix A Selected References
  • Appendix B Internet Websites, Logistics Associations, and Sources of Information
  • Appendix C Crosswalk Guide for Conversion of U.S. Measurement Units to Système International (SI) Measurement Units
  • Index