| Description |
1 online resource (241 p.) |
| Series |
Studies in Roman Space and Urbanism Ser |
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Studies in Roman Space and Urbanism Ser
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| Contents |
Cover -- Half Title -- Series Information -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of contents -- Figures -- Tables -- Acknowledgements -- 1 Introduction -- Grain and its significance -- The annona -- The model -- Notes -- 2 Supply Chain Management -- The supply model -- SIPOCC analysis and flowcharts (process mapping) -- The role of the state -- Notes -- 3 The model -- products, area of supply, population, and diet -- Road freight and freight cost ratios -- The drawing area for supply of local goods -- The population supplied -- Diet and health -- Suppliers -- Summary -- Notes |
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4 The products -- Grain explained -- Cereal (grain) processing -- Wine and viticulture -- Olive oil -- Garum -- Other imports -- Total imports -- Summary -- Notes -- 5 Technology development -- Milling technology -- Animal-powered milling -- Water milling -- Major installations -- Barbegal and Rome -- The timing of the mill introduction to Rome -- Summary -- Notes -- 6 Losses in the supply chain -- The definition of waste or losses -- The situation in Rome -- indicators of waste -- Precautions against theft -- The danger posed by fires -- Political unrest due to grain shortages |
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The effects of flooding -- Grain transport and handling -- Packaging -- the argument for packaged grain versus bulk -- The size of the grain sacks -- Postharvest losses (PHL) in the grain supply chain -- Transfer to the ports in the supply country -- The sea journey -- Individual process losses -- Cleaning grain -- Losses during grain storage -- Product movement losses -- Other supply chain losses -- The net demand for grain -- Losses in the amphorae supply chain -- Summary -- Notes -- 7 Supply system analysis -- core inputs -- Customer expectations and system goals -- The sailing season |
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Gross product demand -- Summary -- Notes -- 8 Supply system analysis -- infrastructure -- Ship sizes and berth capacity -- Unloading incoming vessels -- Port systems -- Ports -- Ostia -- Ports -- Puteoli -- Ports -- Portus and why it developed -- Ports -- The Claudian phase of development -- Portus phase 1 -- Ports -- Trajan's infrastructure programs -- Portus phase 2 -- Warehousing (the horrea) -- Summary -- Notes -- 9 Supply system -- operational strategy -- Philosophy of operation -- Options for unloading arriving vessels -- The Tiber River and the supply chain -- Riverboats and options for loading |
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Tacitus and the SCM system -- Towing requirements for the riverboats along the Tiber -- Moving goods along the Tiber River -- Coordination and management of the Tiber -- Road freight -- the alternative to the Tiber -- The ports in Rome -- Workforce and process -- Summary -- Notes -- 10 Conclusions -- Bibliography -- ancient sources -- Bibliography -- Index |
| Notes |
Description based upon print version of record |
| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780429631931 |
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0429631936 |
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