Strategic Logistics Management

Chapter 7
Annotated Links

Managing Materials Flow

http://www.movingbelt.com/

This site is a portal related to materials handling flow. It is an auction site for services related to the materials handling marketplace. Students can find how the industry handles online auctions of services, can access online stores, and review how manufacturers review requests for proposals (RFPs).

http://www.scamfgnet.com/orgs-nat.htm

This site leads one to nationally-recognized manufacturing organizations, including professional societies, trade associations, manufacturing related centers and institutions, both in the public and private sector.

http://www.inboundlogistics.com/

Inbound Logistics magazine covers all facets of the management of materials flow. It is labeled "the magazine for demand-driven logistics," and includes links to a planner, logistics IT, and numerous resources.

http://www.surfair.com/reverseLogistics.htm

An important concept in the management of materials flow is reverse logistics. Reverse Logistics is the processing of returned merchandise from the customer's customer. This process includes matching returned goods authorization identifications, sorting salvageable, repairable and non-salvageable inventories. This commercial site explains the core ideas behind the management of reverse logistics.

http://www.ansi.org/

ISO 9000 is a series of standards designed to ensure consistent quality in product and process. The U.S. adopted the 9000 series as ANSI/ASQC. The ANSI is the American National Standards Institute. This is the homepage pf ANSI, and allows the reader to search databases, review cases, and contact the institute.