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| Foreword | |
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| Preface | |
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| Acknowledgements | |
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| About the Authors | |
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| List of Abbreviations | |
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| Introducing logistics | |
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| Definition of logistics | |
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| Logistics systems | |
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| Logistics activities | |
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| Information flows and logistics networks | |
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| Case of more products | |
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| Reverse logistics | |
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| Integrated logistics | |
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| Objectives of logistics | |
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| Measures of the service level | |
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| Management of the logistics system | |
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| Planning phase | |
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| Organizational phase | |
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| Control phase | |
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| Case study: The Pfizer logistics system | |
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| Questions and problems | |
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| Forecasting logistics requirements | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Qualitative methods | |
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| Quantitative methods | |
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| Graphical representation of time series | |
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| Classification of time series | |
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| Data preprocessing | |
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| Insertion of missing data | |
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| Detection of outliers | |
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| Data aggregation | |
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| Removing the calendar variations | |
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| Deflating monetary time series | |
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| Adjusting for population variations | |
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| Normalizing the data | |
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| Choice of the forecasting method | |
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| Notation | |
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| Casual versus extrapolation methods | |
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| Decomposition method | |
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| Further time series extrapolation methods: The constant trend case | |
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| Further time series extrapolation methods: The linear trend case | |
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| Further time series extrapolation methods: The seasonal effect case | |
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| Further time series extrapolation methods: The irregular series case | |
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| Sporadic time series | |
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| Advanced forecasting method | |
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| Accuracy measure and forecasting monitoring | |
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| Accuracy measures | |
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| Tuning of the forecasting methods | |
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| Forecast control | |
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| Interval forecasts | |
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| Case study: Forecasting methods at Adriatica Accumulatori | |
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| Case study: Sales forecasting at Orlea | |
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| Questions and problems | |
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| Locating facilities in logistics systems | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Qualitative methods | |
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| Quantitative methods | |
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| Single-commodity single-echelon continuous location problems | |
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| Single-commodity single-echelon discrete location problems | |
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| Single-commodity two-echelon discrete location problems | |
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| The multicommodity case | |
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| Location-covering problems | |
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| p-centre problems | |
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| Hybrid methods | |
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| Stochastic location models | |
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| Case study: Container warehouse location at Hardcastle | |
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| Case study: The organ transplantation location-allocation policy of the Italian National Transplant Centre | |
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| Questions and problems | |
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| Selecting the suppliers | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Definition of the set of potential suppliers | |
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| Definition of the selection criteria | |
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| Supplier selection | |
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| Case study: The system for the selection of suppliers at Baxter | |
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| Questions and problems | |
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| Managing a warehouse | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Performance parameters | |
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| Decision-making problems | |
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| Warehouse design | |
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| Choice of warehouse systems | |
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| Choice of warehouse layout | |
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| Sizing of the storage zone | |
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| Sizing of the receiving zone | |
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| Sizing of the shipping zone | |
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| Tactical decisions for warehouse logistics planning | |
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| Product allocation to the storage points | |
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| Inventory management | |
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| Operational decisions for warehouse logistics management | |
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| Package picking from the storage zone | |
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| Package consolidation in load units | |
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| Case study: Performance evaluation of an AS/RS system conducted by Wert Consulting | |
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| Case study: Inventory management at Wolferine | |
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| Case study: Airplane loading at FedEx | |
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| Questions and problems | |
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| Managing freight transport | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Modes of transport | |
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| Classification of transport problems | |
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| Freight Traffic Assignment Problems (TAPs) | |
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| Minimum-cost flow formulation | |
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| Linear single-commodity minimum-cost flow problems | |
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| Linear multicommodity minimum-cost flow problems | |
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| Service network design problems | |
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| The linear fixed-charge network design model | |
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| Vehicle allocation problems | |
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| A dynamic driver assignment problem | |
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| Fleet composition | |
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| Shipment consolidation | |
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| Vehicle routing problems | |
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| The travelling salesman problem | |
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| The Node Routing Problem with Capacity and Length Constraints | |
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| The Node Routing and Scheduling Problem with Time Windows | |
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| Arc routing problems | |
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| Route sequencing | |
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| Real-time vehicle routing problems | |
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| Integrated location and routing problems | |
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| Vendor-managed inventory routing | |
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| Case study: Air network design at Intexpress | |
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| Case study: Meter reader routing and scheduling at Socal | |
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| Case study: Dynamic vehicle-dispatching problem with pickups and deliveries at eCourier | |
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| Questions and problems | |
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| Index | |