The Causes and Consequences of Increasing Inequality or Contemporary Logistics

The Causes and Consequences of Increasing Inequality

Author: Finis Welch

Despite the economic boom of the 1990s, the gap between the wealthy and the poor in the United States is growing larger. While ample evidence exists to validate perceived trends in wage, income, and overall wealth disparity, there is little agreement on the causes of such inequality and what might be done to alleviate it.
This volume draws together a panel of distinguished scholars who address these issues in terms comprehensible to noneconomists. Their findings are surprising, suggesting that factors such as trade imbalances, immigration rates, and differences in educational resources do not account for recent increases in the inequality of wealth and earnings. Rather, the contributors maintain that these discrepancies can be attributed to workplace demand for high-skilled labor. They also insist that further research must examine the organization of industry in order to better understand the concurrent devaluation of manual labor.
Addressing a topic that is of considerable public interest, this collection helps move the issue of increasing economic inequality in America to the center of the public policy arena.
Contributors: Donald R. Deere, Claudia Goldin, Lawrence F. Katz, James P. Smith, Franco Peracchi, Gary Solon, Eric A. Hanushek, Julie A. Somers, Marvin H. Kosters, William Cline, Finis Welch, Angus Deaton, Charles Murray, Kevin Murphy

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Contemporary Logistics

Author: Paul R Regis Murphy

Using real-world case studies throughout, this exploration of contemporary logistics describes the entire supply channel system – from inbound movement of freight through materials management to physical distribution to customers. State-of-the-art in perspective, it highlights topics that affect logistics channels management – including customer service, packaging, inventory management, traffic management and creating “value-added” linkages in the supply chain. The authors provide an overview of logistics, elements of logistics systems including order management and customer service, protective packaging and materials handling, domestic and industrial transportation management, inventory, warehousing and supply management, analyzing, designing, and implementing a logistics system. For individuals interested in contemporary logistics.

Table of Contents:

	Preface
Pt. 1	Overview of Logistics	1
Ch. 1	Logistics and the Supply Chain	2
Ch. 2	The Supply-Chain Concept	35
Ch. 3	Logistics and Information Technology	59
Pt. 2	Elements of Logistics Systems	83
Ch. 4	Order Management and Customer Service	84
Ch. 5	Protective Packaging and Materials Handling	117
Ch. 6	The Domestic Transportation System	161
Ch. 7	Industrial Transportation Management	197
Ch. 8	Distribution Center, Warehouse, and Plant Location	240
Ch. 9	Inventory Management	269
Ch. 10	Warehousing Management	298
Ch. 11	Supply Management	327
Ch. 12	International Logistics	357
Pt. 3	Analyzing, Designing, and Implementing a Logistics System	409
Ch. 13	Logistics Systems Controls	410
Ch. 14	Logistics Systems: Analysis, Design, and Integration	449
Ch. 15	Supply Chains: Future Directions	487
	Glossary	509
	Subject Index	519
	Name Index	529