Food Provisions for Ancient Rome

This book defines the processes used for delivering a range of food items to the city of Rome and its hinterland from the first century AD using modern supply chain modelling techniques.

Autorentext

Paul James was awarded his Doctor of Arts by the University of Sydney, Australia, in 2017 where he is currently further researching the topic of the Roman Supply Chain in preparation for a series of papers and another book. His original qualification as a chemical engineer, and his extensive work in supply chain management, has meant that he is a recognised authority on this subject. The current volume on the food supply for Rome was prepared using a combination of his extensive modern workplace expertise in conjunction with his studies of the situation in antiquity.

Inhalt

1. Introduction 2. Supply Chain Management 3. The Model Products, Area of Supply, Population, and Diet 4. The Products 5. Technology Development 6. Losses in the Supply Chain 7. Supply System Analysis Core Inputs 8. Supply System Analysis - Infrastructure 9. Supply System - Operational Strategy 10. Conclusions