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Jesse Lecavalier - The Rule of Logistics. Walmart and the Architecture of Fulfillment.  - 9780816693313 - V9780816693313
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The Rule of Logistics. Walmart and the Architecture of Fulfillment.

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Description for The Rule of Logistics. Walmart and the Architecture of Fulfillment. hardcover. Num Pages: 264 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AMG. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 178 x 23. Weight in Grams: 748.

Every time you wheel a shopping cart through one of Walmart’s more than 10,000 stores worldwide, or swipe your credit card or purchase something online, you enter a mind-boggling logistical regime. Even if you’ve never shopped at Walmart, its logistics have probably affected your life. The Rule of Logistics makes sense of its spatial and architectural ramifications by analyzing the stores, distribution centers, databases, and inventory practices of the world’s largest corporation.

The Rule of Logistics tells the story of Walmart’s buildings in the context of the corporation’s entire operation, itself characterized by an obsession with logistics. Beginning with the company’s founding in 1962, Jesse LeCavalier reveals how ... Read more

A major new contribution to architectural history and theory, The Rule of Logistics helps us understand how retailing today is changing our bodies, brains, buildings, and cities and predicts what future forms architecture might take when shaped by systems that exceed its current capacities.


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Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
Number of Pages
264
Place of Publication
Minnesota, United States
ISBN
9780816693313
SKU
V9780816693313
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-1

About Jesse Lecavalier
Jesse LeCavalier is assistant professor of architecture at the New Jersey Institute of Technology.

Reviews for The Rule of Logistics. Walmart and the Architecture of Fulfillment.
"The Rule of Logistics shows how the world’s largest retailer is redefining architecture, subjectivity, and sovereignty by moving merchandise and information through space and time. Jesse LeCavalier’s research and interpretations are astute and multifaceted."—Jonathan Massey, California College of the Arts "Recommended."—CHOICE "The author has many intriguing observations about [Walmart] and its logistical obsessions."—Planning Magazine "The book is, at ... Read more

Goodreads reviews for The Rule of Logistics. Walmart and the Architecture of Fulfillment.


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