Real problems are formulated into tractable mathematical models, which allow for an analysis of various approaches.Attention is focused on solutions.Provides a unified treatment of the models discussed , presents a critique of the existing results, and points out potential research directions.

The focus of the work is twofold. First, it provides an introduction into fundamental structural and behavioral aspects of periodic review inventory systems. Second, it includes a comprehensive study on analytical and optimization aspects of a specific class of those systems. For the latter...

Introduction -- Basic Multi-Item, Single-Location Inventory Model -- Multiple Machine Types with Commonality -- Service Differentiation -- Multi-Location System with Lateral Transshipments -- Two-Echelon System -- Multi-Echelon, Multi-Indenture System -- Static Repair Priorities.

In the Future, Competition will be between Supply Chains. This book describes the fundamentals of Supply Chain Management in clear and concise terms. It explains why in the near future real competition is going to be between supply chains and what the consequences will be. Managers and...

Part I: Reviews and discussions -- 1: Analytical Modeling Research in Fashion Business: An Introduction -- 2: Analytical Modeling Research Methodologies for Fashion Business Operations Management -- 3: A Review: Customer Returns in Fashion Retailing -- Part II: Theoretical economic models -- 4:...

Introduction -- Buyback Contracts with Price-dependent Demands: Effects of Demand Uncertainty -- Mean-Risk Analysis of Wholesale Price Contracts with Stochastic Price-dependent Demand -- Franchise Fee Contracts in Product Service System with Demand Information Asymmetry -- Coordination of Supply...

The Role of the Internet and e-Commerce in the Supply Chain -- Supply Chain Integration Over the Internet -- Customer Service Models for Bricks, Clicks and in Between -- B2B Markets: Procuremen and Supplier Risk Management in E-Business -- Supply Chain Coordination Models and Applications --...

Mean-Risk Analysis: An Introduction -- Mean-Risk Analysis of Single-Period Inventory Problems -- Mean-Risk Analysis of Multi-Period Inventory Problems -- Mean-Risk Analysis of Supply Chain Coordination Problems -- Mean-Risk Analysis: Conclusion, Future Research and Extensions

Low Carbon Transportation.- Industrial Security under Low Carbon Development -- Workshop on Green Supply Chain Management -- Low Carbon Logistics -- Green Buildings -- Low-Carbon Technology And Low-Carbon Policy -- Low-Carbon Project Management -- Worshop on Low-Carbon Transportation and...

This third edition, which has been fully updated and now includes improved and extended explanations, is suitable as a core textbook as well as a source book for industry practitioners. It covers traditional approaches for forecasting, lot sizing, determination of safety stocks and reorder...