X-SCM Network Design

Over the past decade, a new approach to the science of network dynamics has deepened our understanding of how networks-ranging from the World Wide Web to biological systems-evolve and become robust. This new thinking has upended the traditional views of network managers everywhere. In particular, it...

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Published inX-SCM pp. 47 - 80
Format Book Chapter
LanguageEnglish
Published Routledge 2011
Subjects
Supply Chain Investment
Total Logistics Costs
Supply Chain Cost
Global Supply Chain Designs
European Retailer
Supply Chain Management Center
Desired Customer Service Level
Service Lead Time
Network Design Tools
Domestic Supply Chain
Inland Trucking
Country Hubs
POE
Network Design
Supply Chain Network
Automated Material Handling Systems
Supply Chain
American Supplier
Discount Rate
Supply Chain Competitiveness
Hourly Labor Rates
Risk Adjusted Discount Rate
European DC
Supply Chain Managers
Safety Stocks
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Summary:Over the past decade, a new approach to the science of network dynamics has deepened our understanding of how networks-ranging from the World Wide Web to biological systems-evolve and become robust. This new thinking has upended the traditional views of network managers everywhere. In particular, it has challenged supply chain managers to examine long-held assumptions about the relative constancy and stability of global supply chain designs.
ISBN:9780415873567
9780415873550
041587355X
0415873568
DOI:10.4324/9780203846216-10