"Preface This book emphasizes a quantitative approach to solving problems related to designing and operating supply chains. Importantly, though, it is not so "micro" in its focus that the perspective on the larger business problems is lost, nor is it so "macro" in its treatment of that business...

This book introduces new inventory models to support decision-making when cost of externalities are jointly considered along with costs of logistics. Internalization of cost of externalities gives rise to new logistics costs estimates and functions which managers, researchers, lecturers and...

Absolute Termintreue, kurze Lieferzeiten und konkurrenzfähige Preise sind heute entscheidende Notwendigkeiten für den wirtschaftlichen Erfolg eines Unternehmens. Dies gelingt nur mit einer effektiven Arbeitsvorbereitung, Produktions- und Beschaffungslogistik, die schnell und flexibel auf...

"This book features ten emergining trends that are shaping supply chain operations worldwide and imapcting the global business landscape. These trends include: the rise of regional theatres of supply; managing global risk through control towers; customer segmentation; realizing real demand;...