Quo vadis, logistica?
This abstract answers the following questions: "Is it necessary to do things differentia telly?", "Do new strategies express new technologies as well?", Are the cost savings still important?, "Which effects can be achieved by logistic solutions?", Things are necessary to where they can be done better?", "Which are limits of that?", "How does the development effects the logistic market?", "Could firms choose the right logistic partners?".
Complex Logistics Strategy for Industrial Companies in Slovakia
Abstract Presented paper is a part of the dissertation thesis titled as “A proposal to develop Complex Logistics Strategy for industrial companies. The result of the thesis will be a methodology for developing a Complex Logistics Strategy for industrial companies in Slovakia. The main aim of the paper is to present some trends and strategies in Logistics and clarify the need of resolving the issue of Logistics Strategy based on the theoretical knowledge, case studies and analysis of current state of Logistics Strategies in industrial companies in Slovakia and other European countries.
A Reappraisal of the Square Root Law
In a recent article Maister discusses the role of centralised inventory in a logistics system and provides a proof of the square root law recognised to be useful for this purpose by several authors (Starr and Miller, Brown, and Heskett et al.). However, the previous authors applied the law to describe the distribution of safety stocks whereas Maister attempts to extend it to the case of cycle stocks as well. The present paper re‐examines the law critically and raises some questions regarding its applicability, especially to the case of cycle stocks. Certain pertinent issues are also discussed at the end.