The structure of this book follows the decision-making process of Original Equipment Manufacturers investigating the potential of closed loops, including fundamental questions managers must answer when planning a circular supply chain: Does a closed loop fit corporate objectives? Is it...

Introduction -- Fundamentals -- Cooperative advertising models in supply chain management -- Vertical cooperative advertising and pricing decisions in a manufacturer-retailer supply chain -- Game theoretic analysis of pricing and vertical cooperative advertising of a retailer-duopoly with a...

Kerstin Schmidt entwickelt ein analytisches Modell verteilter Produktentwicklungsprozesse, welches individuelle Zielsetzungen, existierende Unsicherheiten sowie insbesondere substitutionale Abhängigkeiten zwischen den Zulieferern hinsichtlich der von ihnen zu entwickelnden Komponenten...

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

Preface -- Stream I: Continuous Optimization and Control -- Stream II: Discrete Optimization, Graphs and Networks -- Stream III: Decision Analysis, Decision Support -- Stream IV: Energy, Environment and Climate -- Stream V: Financial Modeling, Risk Management, Banking -- Stream VI: Game Theory,...

In today's global economy, operations strategy in supply chains must assume an ever-expanding and strategic role of risks. These operational and strategic facets entail a brand new set of operational problems and risks that have not always been understood or managed very well. This book provides...

" This book contains selected papers from the symposium ""Operations Research 2010"" which was held from September 1-3, 2010 at the ""Universität der Bundeswehr München"", Germany. The international conference, which also serves as the annual meeting of the German Operations Research Society...

This book provides readers an in-depth understanding of the inner mechanisms and principles of the global supply chain. Authored by the Head of Supply Chain and Transport Industries at the World Economic Forum, it draws on a wealth of operational and managerial expertise in the global supply...

„Das Buch zeigt nicht nur die Vorzüge des globalen Handels und die daraus folgenden Herausforderungen für unsere Welt und deren Klima leicht verständlich auf, sondern auch Wege, wie moderne Technologien und das Umdenken in Circular Economies den Wohlstand sichern und mehren können.“...