The system is fine — but who handles the bill?

Abstract

When it comes to capital spending, British industry's habit of departmentalising budgets is reflected in piecemeal acquisition of materials handling equipment, says John Williams of the Materials Handling Centre. Yet an efficient handling system is as beneficial to warehousing and distribution as it is to production.

Citation

(1979), "The system is fine — but who handles the bill?", Industrial Management, Vol. 79 No. 8, pp. 21-44. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb056977