This book carries on the ideal of providing a systematic exposition of the logistics development in China to the English-reading community at large in the spirit of the four predecessor volumes, published in previous years. This book is the fifth volume in a series entitled "Contemporary...

This book examines the state of the art in green transportation logistics from the perspective of balancing environmental performance in the transportation supply chain while also satisfying traditional economic performance criteria. Part of the book is drawn from the recently completed European...

Die methodische Unterstützung von Entscheidungen hinsichtlich Standortwahl, Güterflüssen und Tourenplanung ist ein wichtiger Baustein zum Erhalt der Wettbewerbsfähigkeit in komplexen Wertschöpfungsnetzwerken. Dieses Buch beschreibt Modelle zur Planung von Logistiknetzwerken und stellt...

Einführung, wissenschaftliche Grundlagen und Forschungsansatz -- Einführung -- Wissenschaftliche Grundlagen und Forschungsansatz -- Theoriebasierte Ableitung eines Konzeptes zur Gestaltung des Logistikoutsourcings -- Motive, Barrieren und Risiken des Logistikoutsourcings -- Determinanten der...

This book deals with complex variants of Travelling Salesman Problem (TSP) and Vehicle Routing Problem (VRP) within the manufacturing and service industries. The objective is to develop heuristics for these supply chain problems in order to offer practical solutions to improve operational...

Verena Brenner provides a systematic approach for the investigation, measurement, and management of supply chain disruptions. A terminological, theoretical and practical basis for the analysis of supply chain disruptions is developed to create a consistent and transferable research framework. To...

Supply Chain Management, Enterprise Resources Planning (ERP), and Advanced Planning Systems (APS) are important concepts in order to organize and optimize the flow of materials, information and financial funds. This book, already in its fifth edition, gives a broad and up-to-date overview of the...