Optimization and decision support systems for supply chains

This contributed volume presents a collection of materials on supply chain management including industry-based case studies addressing petrochemical, pharmaceutical, manufacturing and reverse logistics topics. Moreover, the book covers sustainability issues, as well as optimization approaches. The t...

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Other Authors Barbosa-Póvoa, A., Corominas Subias, Albert, Miranda, João Luis de
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Cham : Springer, 2016, ©2017.
SeriesLecture notes in logistics.
Subjects
Business logistics > Decision making.
elektronické knihy
electronic books
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Table of Contents:
  • Preface; Acknowledgements; Lecturers from Partner Institutions; Talkers from Collaborating Companies; Support; Partners; Contents; Contributors; 1 Optimising Sustainable Supply Chains: A Summarised View of Current and Future Perspectives; Abstract; 1 Introduction; 2 The Extended Supply Chains Concept; 3 Optimising Supply Chains Towards Sustainability; 4 Conclusions and Future Research Agenda; References; 2 Enterprise Systems and Supply Chains; Abstract; 1 Introduction; 2 The Six Forces of IT; 2.1 The Digitalization of Everything; 2.2 The Standardization of the Unique.
  • 2.3 The Commoditization of Processes; 2.4 The Consumerization of Technology; 2.5 The Co-creation of Value; 2.6 The Disintegration of Systems; Further Reading; 3 Downstream Oil Products Distribution Planning: A Portuguese Case Study; Abstract; 1 Introduction; 2 Literature Review; 3 Problem Definition; 3.1 Mathematical Formulation; 4 Case Study and Results; 4.1 Case Study Summary; 4.2 Case Study Results and T2S. Opt Decision Support Tool; 4.2.1 Normal Distribution Scenario; 4.2.2 Abnormal Scenario: Closure of CLC; 4.2.3 Abnormal Scenario: Closure of Sines.
  • 4.2.4 Abnormal Scenario: Fleet Unavailability; 4.2.5 Fleet Resize and Reallocation; 4.3 Computational Results; 5 Conclusions and Further Work; Acknowledgments; References; 4 Reverse Logistics: Concept, Evolution and Marketing Challenges; Abstract; 1 Introduction; 2 Reverse Logistics: An Overview; 3 Reverse Logistics in the Supply Chain Context; 4 Research Challenges for the Next Years; 4.1 Competition; 4.2 Cannibalization; 4.3 The Purchase Intention for Remanufactured Products; 4.4 The Willingness to Pay for Remanufactured Products; 4.5 Consumer Perceptions of Remanufactured Products.
  • 5 ConclusionsAcknowledgments; References; 5 Optimization Concepts-I: Introductory Level; Abstract; 1 Introduction; 2 Linear Programming (LP); 3 Transportation Problem and special cases; 4 The Transportation Problem; 5 The Production Scheduling; 6 The Transshipment Problem and the Assignment Problem; 7 Integer Programming by Branch-and-Bound; Acknowledgments; References; 6 Optimization Concepts: II-A More Advanced Level; Abstract; 1 Introduction; 2 Robust Model for Flexible Processes Planning; 2.1 Concluding Remarks on the Robust Process Planning.
  • 3 Robust Model for Design and Scheduling of Batch Processes; 3.1 Concluding Remarks on Robust Design and Scheduling; 4 Conclusions; Acknowledgments; Appendix 1: Technical and Economic Estimators; References; 7 Multiobjective Interval Transportation Problems: A Short Review; Abstract; 1 Introduction; 2 Theoretical Underpinning of MOITP; 2.1 Interval Numbers and Interval Order Relations; 2.2 MOLP Models with Interval Coefficients and Parameters; 2.3 MOITP Formulation; 3 Solution Methods for MOITP; 3.1 Advantages and Disadvantages of Solution Methods; 4 Conclusions; Acknowledgments; References.
  • 8 Lean Management and Supply Chain Management: Common Practices.

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