Supply Chain Configuration

This book is written for practitioners and researchers that are currently working in the field of supply chain management and operations management. The goal of the book is to provide a thorough explanation of the supply chain configuration problem and provide solutions that combine the mathematical aspects of problem solving and the usage of modern information technology solutions

Establishes a focused scope definition of the supply chain configuration problem Develops a supply chain configuration framework supporting development of configuration models for specific cases Discusses models and tools available for solving configuration problems Emphasizes value of model integration to obtain comprehensive and robust configuration decisions Proposes solutions for supply chain configuration in the presence of stochastic and dynamic factors Demonstrates the techniques discussed using applied examples from automotive and retail industries Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Klappentext
Supply Chain Configuration: Concepts, Solutions, and Applications provides a thorough explanation of the supply chain configuration problem and offers solutions that combine the mathematical aspects of problem solving with applications in modern information technology. Drawing upon years of practical experience and using numerous examples, authors Charu Chandra and Janis Grabis cover state of the art technologies and solutions in supply chain configuration, including: Establishment of a comprehensive definition of the supply chain configuration problem Discussion of models and tools available for solving specific configuration problems Discussion of solutions for supply chain configuration in the presence of stochastic and dynamic factors Emphasis on the value of model integration to obtain comprehensive and robust configuration decisions Applications from the automotive and retail industries Supply Chain Configuration: Concepts, Solutions, and Applications is a must have book for practitioners and researchers who specialize in operations management and supply chain configuration.

Inhalt
Supply Chain Configuration Problem and Issues.- Configuration.- Scope of Supply Chain Configuration Problem.- Literature Review.- Reconfigurable Supply Chains: An Integrated Framework.- Methodology for Supply Chain Configuration.- Solutions.- Knowledge Management as the Basis of Crosscutting Problem-Solving Approaches.- Information Modeling Approaches.- Mathematical Programming Approaches.- Simulation Modeling Approaches.- Hybrid Approaches.- Information Technology Support for Configuration Problem Solving.- Applications.- Review of Applied Studies.- Applications in Automotive Industry.- Application in Retail: Locating a Distribution Center.- Future Research Directions in Supply Chain Configuration Problem.