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Record Nr.

UNINA9910828931303321

Titolo

The supply chain in manufacturing, distribution, and transportation : modeling, optimization, and applications / / edited by Kenneth D. Lawrence, Ronald K. Klimberg, Virginia Miori

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Boca Raton, : Auerbach Publications, 2010

ISBN

0-429-11482-6

1-282-90240-7

9786612902406

1-4200-7952-2

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (332 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

LawrenceKenneth D

KlimbergRonald K

MioriVirginia

Disciplina

658.7/87

Soggetti

Inventory control

Business logistics

Production scheduling

Physical distribution of goods

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

An Auerbach book.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front cover; Part I: INDUSTRIAL AND SERVICE APPLICATIONS OF THE SUPPLY CHAIN; Chapter 1:Multicriteria Decision Making in Ethanol Production Problems: A Fuzzy Goal Programming Approach; Chapter 2: From Push to Pull: The Automation and Heuristic Optimization of a Caseless Filler Line in the Dairy Industry; Chapter 3: Optimization of Medical Services: The Supply Chain and Ethical Implications; Chapter 4: Using Hierarchical Planning to Exploit Supply Chain Flexibility: An Example from the Norwegian Meat Industry

Chapter 5: Transforming U.S. Army Supply Chains: An Analytical Architecture for Enterprise Management Part II: ANALYTIC PROBABILISTICMODELS OFSUPPLY CHAIN PROBLEMS; Chapter 6: A Determination of the Optimal Level of Collaboration between a Contractor and Its Suppliers under Demand Uncertainty; Chapter 7: Online Auction Models and Their Impact on Sourcing and Supply



Management; Chapter 8: Analytical Models for Integrating Supplier Selection and Inventory Decisions; Chapter 9: Inventory Optimization of Small Business Supply Chains with Stochastic Demand

Part III: OPTIMIZATION MODELS OF SUPPLY CHAIN PROBLEMS Chapter 10: A Dynamic Programming Approach to the Stochastic Truckload Routing Problem; Chapter 11: Modeling Data Envelopment Analysis(DEA) Efficient Location/Allocation Decisions; Chapter 12: Sourcing Models for End-of-Use Products in a Closed-Loop Supply Chain; Chapter 13: A Bi-Objective Supply Chain Scheduling; Chapter 14: Applying Data Envelopment Analysis and Multiple Objective Data Envelopment Analysis to Identify Successful Pharmaceutical Companies; Index; Back cover

Sommario/riassunto

Reporting on cutting-edge research in production, distribution, and transportation, The Supply Chain in Manufacturing, Distribution, and Transportation: Modeling, Optimization, and Applications provides the understanding needed to tackle key problems within the supply chain. Viewing the supply chain as an integrated process with regard to tactical and operational planning, it details models to help you address the wide range of organizational issues that can adversely affect your supply chain. This compilation of scholarly research work from academia and ind