The Logic of Logistics

Theory, Algorithms, and Applications for Logistics and Supply Chain Management

David Simchi-levi, Xin Chen, Julien Bramel - Collection Springer Series in Operations Research

375 pages, parution le 27/01/2005 (2^eme édition)

Ajouter à une liste

Indisponible

Résumé

Fierce competition in today's global market provides a powerful motivation for developing ever more sophisticated logistics systems. This book, written for the logistics manager and researcher, presents a survey of the modern theory and application of logistics. The goal of the book is to present the state-of-the-art in the science of logistics management. As a result, the authors have written a timely and authoritative survey of this field that many practitioners and researchers will find makes an invaluable companion to their work.

Written for:
Practitioners in Operations Research, graduate students

L'auteur - Xin Chen

Xin Chen is a solution development consultant at Avanade. His professional career has focused on Web and B2B application development and has evolved in tandem with Microsoft's technologies from DNA to .net. Chen is very proud that he designed and built the very first BizTalk Server application for the U.S. financial industry, a chance that comes once a lifetime.

Sommaire

Introduction
Performance Analysis Techniques
- Convexity and Supermodularity
- Worst-Case Analysis
- Average-Case Analysis
- Mathematical Programming Based Bounds
Inventory Models
- Economic Lot Size Models with Constant Demands
- Economic Lot Size Models with Varying Demands
- Stochastic Inventory Models
- Integration of Inventory and Pricing
Design and Coordination Models
- Procurement Contracts
- Supply Chain Planning Models
- Facility Location Models
Vehicle Routing Models
- The Capacitated VRP with Equal Demands
- The Capacitated VRP with Unequal Demands
- The VRP with Time Window Constraints
- Solving the VRP Using a Column Generation Approach
Logistics Algorithms in Practice
- Network Planning
- A Case Study: School Bus Routing
- References

Voir tout

Replier

Caractéristiques techniques

	PAPIER
Éditeur(s)	Springer
Auteur(s)	David Simchi-levi, Xin Chen, Julien Bramel
Collection	Springer Series in Operations Research
Parution	27/01/2005
Édition	2^eme édition
Nb. de pages	375
Format	16 x 24
Couverture	Relié
Poids	650g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9780387221991
ISBN13	978-0-387-22199-1