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...

Preface -- Introduction (Hartmut Stadtler, Christopher Haub) - Part I -- 1 The Frutado Case 11 (Bernhard Fleischmann) -- 2 Hierarchical Planning and the Supply Chain Planning Matrix (Hartmut Stadtler, Bernhard Fleischmann) -- 3 SAP® APO - Module Matrix and General Principles (Christopher...

Part 1. Modelling -- 1.Reference Models -- Chapter 2.Mathematical Models -- Chapter 3.Production Bottlenecks Models -- 4. Multi-Criteria Models and Decision Making -- 5.Planning Inputs -- 6.Demand Forecasting -- 7.Examples of Advanced Planning Models -- Part II. Planning Processes --...

Supply-Chain-Koordination in der Automobilindustrie -- Auslauf in der Automobilindustrie -- Supply-Chain-Koordinationsmodelle: Stand der Wissenschaft -- Modell zur Supply-Chain-Koordination im Auslauf in der Automobilindustrie -- Simulationsstudie zur Bewertung des Koordinationsmodells --...

Production planning in fresh food industries is a challenging task. Although modern Advanced Planning and Scheduling (APS) systems could provide significant support, APS implementation numbers in these industries remain low. Therefore, based on an in-depth analysis of three sample fresh food...

Introduction -- Decision Making in Planning and Scheduling -- The Interconnectivity of Planning and Shop Floor: Case Description and Relocation Analysis -- The Unsung Contribution of Production Planners and Schedulers at Production and Sales Interfaces -- Collaborative Planning in Supply Chains...

Supply Chain Planning and Coordination -- Coordination Mechanisms for Supply Chain Planning -- New Coordination Schemes -- New Coordination Mechanisms -- Computational Tests of Coordination Schemes -- Summary and Outlook

Lotsizing problems are found in every company, which produces various items on resources with scarce capacities. In general, the objective is to find production plans, which meet demand with the resources` given capacities and at minimal costs. However, there is a great variety of...