Modeling The Supply Chain (Hard Cover)

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With an emphasis on modeling techniques, Jeremy Shapiro's MODELING THE SUPPLY CHAIN is the perfect tool for courses in supply chain management or for professional managers who seek better analytical tools for managing their supply chains, information technologists who are responsible for developing and/or maintaining such tools, and consultants who conduct supply chain studies using models. Shapiro examines in detail the roles of data, models, and modeling systems in helping companies improve the management of their supply chains. The focus is on optimization models based on linear and mixed integer programming. The complementary role played by descriptive models in developing data inputs for optimization models is thoroughly reviewed. Using numerous applications, Shapiro clearly illustrates that when properly implemented, these methodologies can create accurate and comprehensive models of great practical value. The book also shows how competitive advantage in supply chain management can be most fully realized by developing and applying optimization modeling systems. Table of Contents PART I: INTRODUCTION TO SUPPLY-CHAIN MANAGEMENT. 1. Supply-Chain Management, Integrated Planning, and Models. 2. Information Technology. PART II: MODELING AND SOLUTION METHODS. 3. Fundamentals of Modeling: Linear Programming. 4. Fundamentals of Modeling: Mixed Integer Programming. 5. Unified Optimization Methodology for Operational Planning . 6. The Supply-Chain Decision Database. PART III: APPLICATIONS. 7. Strategic and Tactical Supply Chain Planning: State-of-the-Art Modeling Applications . 8. Strategic and Tactical Supply-Chain Planning: Advanced Modeling Applications. 9. Integration of Financial and Physical Supply-Chains. 10. Operational Supply-Chain Planning. 11. Inventory Management. PART IV: THE FUTURE. 12. Organizational Adaptation to Supply-Chain Modeling Systems.