Supply Chain Engineering Models and Applications

Name: Supply Chain Engineering Models and Applications
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ISBN: 9781439811986

ISBN-10: 1439811989

ISBN-13: 9781439811986

Edition: 2012

Authors: A. Ravi Ravindran, Jr. Warsing

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Using state-of-the-art models, concepts, and solution methods, this book provides an understanding of how companies plan, source, make, and deliver products to create and maintain a global competitive advantage. The authors employ the precise tools of engineering analysis to address broad and challenging problems in business management, emphasizing a quantitative approach to solving problems related to designing and operating supply chains. This comprehensive text progresses from laying out a strategic framework to addressing tactical elements for managing flow of goods, putting it together in the context of the global supply chain.

Book details

List price: $130.00
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Group
Publication date: 10/26/2012
Binding: Mixed Media
Pages: 546
Size: 6.30" wide x 9.57" long x 1.18" tall
Weight: 1.892
Language: English

A. RAVINDRAN, PhD, is Professor of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering at Penn State University in University Park, Pennsylvania.K. M. RAGSDELL, PhD, is Professor of Engineering Management at the University of Missouri in Rolla, Missouri.G. V. REKLAITIS, PhD, is Edward W. Comings Professor of Chemical Engineering at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana.



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



Multiple Criteria Decision Making: An Overview


Index