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The rule of logistics : Walmart and the architecture of fulfillment

'The Rule of Logistics' tells the story of Walmart's buildings in the context of the corporation's entire operation, itself characterised by an obsession with logistics. Beginning with the company's founding in 1962, Jesse LeCavalier reveals how logistics - as a branch of kn...

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Main Author: LeCavalier, Jesse (Author)
Document Type: Online Resource Book
Language:English
Published: Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press , 2017-2016
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Online Access:http://kunst.proxy.fid-lizenzen.de/fid/upso-ebooks-art/dx.doi.org/10.5749/minnesota/9780816693313.001.0001
Author Notes:Jesse LeCavalier
E-Book Packages:Oxford University Press : Minnesota Scholarship Online / Architecture
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Summary:'The Rule of Logistics' tells the story of Walmart's buildings in the context of the corporation's entire operation, itself characterised by an obsession with logistics. Beginning with the company's founding in 1962, Jesse LeCavalier reveals how logistics - as a branch of knowledge, an area of work, and a collection of processes - takes shape and changes our built environment.
Item Description:Previously issued in print: 2016.. - Includes bibliographical references and index
Physical Description:Online-Ressource (1 online resource)
ISBN:9781452955360