New edition of a logistics textbook covering topics such as the supply-chain concept, logistics interfaces with suppliers and within the firm, order management, the domestic transportation system, the traffic management function, inventory management, and international logistics. The authors also look at recent events that they believe will lead logistics into the 21st century, such as the use of small computers in the workplace, a greater concern for recycling, and the growing popularity of electronic data interchange. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.