Supply chain engineering : models and applications / by A. Ravi Ravindran, Donald P. Warsing and Jr.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ravindran, A. Ravi, 1944- author.

Warsing, Donald Paul, author.

Series:

Operations research series.

Operations Research Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Business logistics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (535 p.)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press, an imprint of Taylor and Francis, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Winner of 2013IIE/Joint Publishers Book-of-the-Year Award Emphasizing a quantitative approach, Supply Chain Engineering: Models and Applications provides state-of-the-art mathematical models, concepts, and solution methods important in the design, control, operation, and management of global supply chains. The text provides an understanding of how companies plan, source, make, and deliver their products to create and/or maintain a global competitive advantage. It emphasizes application of operations research models and methods to optimize the various components of an integrated supply chain.

Contents:

Front Cover; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Authors; Chapter 1 - Introduction to Supply Chain Engineering; Chapter 2 - Planning Production in Supply Chains; Chapter 3 - Inventory Management Methods and Models; Chapter 4 - Transportation Decisions in Supply Chain Management; Chapter 5 - Location and Distribution Decisions in Supply Chains; Chapter 6 - Supplier Selection Models and Methods; Chapter 7 - Managing Risks in Supply Chain; Chapter 8 - Global Supply Chain Management; Appendix A: Multiple Criteria Decision Making: An Overview; Back Cover

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-429-10251-8

1-138-07772-0

1-4665-8332-0

9780429102516

OCLC:

900640924