Supply chain engineering : models and applications /: models and applications. ([2013])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: A. Ravi Ravindran, Donald P. Warsing, Jr.
• Authors: Ravindran, A, 1944-; Warsing, Donald Paul
• Contents: Introduction to Supply Chain Engineering; Understanding Supply Chains; Flows in Supply Chains; Meaning of Supply Chain Engineering; Supply Chain Decisions; Enablers and Drivers of Supply Chain Performance; Assessing and Managing Supply Chain Performance; Relationship between Supply Chain and Financial Metrics; Importance of Supply Chain Management; Organization of the Textbook; Summary and Further Readings; Exercises; References; ; Planning Production in Supply Chains; Role of Demand Forecasting in Supply Chain Management; Forecasting Process; Qualitative Forecasting Methods; Quantitative Forecasting Methods; Incorporating Seasonality in Forecasting; Incorporating Trend in Forecasting; Incorporating Seasonality and Trend in Forecasting; Forecasting for Multiple Periods; Forecasting Errors; Monitoring Forecast Accuracy; Forecasting Software; Forecasting in Practice; Production Planning Process; Aggregate Planning Problem; Linear Programming Model for Aggregate Planning; Nonlinear Programming Model for Aggregate Planning; Aggregate Planning as a Transportation Problem; Aggregate Planning Strategies: A Comparison; Summary and Further Readings; Replenishment (CPFR); Exercises; References; ; Inventory Management Methods and Models; Decision Framework for Inventory Management; Some Preliminary Modeling Issues; Single-Item, Single-Period Problem: The Newsvendor; Single-Item, Multi-Period Problems; Multi-Item Inventory Models; Multi-Echelon Inventory Systems; Conclusions; Further Readings; A Appendix: The Bullwhip Effect; References; Exercises; References; ; Transportation Decisions in Supply Chain Management; Introduction; Motor Carrier Freight: Truckload Mode; Accounting for Goods in transit; Stepping Back: Freight Transportation Overview; More General Models of Freight Rates; Building A Rate Model: LTL Service; A More General Rate Model for LTL Service; Beyond Truck Transport: Rail and Air Cargo; Conclusion; Further Readings; Exercises; References; ; Location and Distribution Decisions in Supply Chains; Modeling with Binary Variables; Supply Chain Network Optimization; Risk Pooling or Inventory Consolidation; Continuous Location Models; Real-World Applications; Summary and Further Readings; Exercises; References; ; Supplier Selection Models and Methods; Supplier Selection Problem; Supplier Selection Methods; Multi-Criteria Ranking Methods for Supplier Selection; Multi-Objective Supplier Allocation Model; Summary and Further Readings; Exercises; References; ; Managing Risks in Supply Chain; Supply Chain Risk; Real World Risk Events and Their Impacts; Sources of Supply Chain Risks; Risk Identification; Risk Assessment; Risk Management; Best Industry Practices in Risk Management; Risk Quantification Models; Value-at-Risk (VaR) Models; Miss-the-Target (MtT) Risk Models; Risk Measures; Combining VaR and MtT Type Risks; Risk Detectability and Risk Recovery; Multiple Criteria Optimization Models for Supplier Selection Incorporating Risk; Summary and Further Readings; Exercises; Acknowledgments; References; ; Global Supply Chain Management; History of Globalization; Impacts of Globalization; Global Sourcing; International Logistics; Designing a Resilient Global Supply Chain: A Case Study; Summary and Further Readings; Exercises; Questions; References; Appendix A: Multiple Criteria Decision Making: An Overview; Index;
• Publisher Details: Boca Raton, FL : Taylor & Francis
• Publication Date: 2013
• Copyright Date: 2013
• Extent: 1 online resource (xxiv, 508 pages), illustrations
• Subjects: 658.5; Business logistics -- Mathematical models; Industrial management -- Mathematical models; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Purchasing & Buying; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Engineering (General); TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Operations Research; Business logistics -- Mathematical models; Industrial management -- Mathematical models; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781466563841; 1466563842; 9781439811993; 1439811997; 9781466583320; 1466583320; 1439811989; 9781439811986
• Related ISBNs: 9781439811986
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references.; Note: Print version record.
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