Decision-making for supply chain integration : supply chain integration /

Effective supply chain integration, and the tight co-ordination it creates, is an essential pre-requisite for successful supply chain management. Decision-Making for Supply Chain Integration is a practical reference on recent research in the area of supply chain integration focusing on distributed...

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Main Authors: Chan, Hing Kai, Lettice, Fiona (Author), Durowoju, Olatunde Amoo (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London ; New York : Springer, [2012]
Series:Decision engineering.
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Summary:Effective supply chain integration, and the tight co-ordination it creates, is an essential pre-requisite for successful supply chain management. Decision-Making for Supply Chain Integration is a practical reference on recent research in the area of supply chain integration focusing on distributed decision-making problems. Recent applications of various decision-making tools for integrating supply chains are covered including chapters focusing on: Supplier selection, pricing strategy and inventory decisions in multi-level supply chains, RFID-enabled distributed decision-making, Operational risk issues and time-critical decision-making for sensitive logistics nodes, Modelling end to end processes to improve supply chain integration, and Integrated systems to improve service delivery and optimize resource use.Decision-Making for Supply Chain Integration provides an insight into the tools and methodologies of this field with support from real-life case studies demonstrating successful application of various decision-making techniques. By covering such a range of topics in this way, Decision-Making for Supply Chain Integration is a useful reference for researchers looking to develop their knowledge or find potential new avenues of research.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xii, 254 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9786613705013
6613705012
9781447140337 (electronic bk.)
1447140338 (electronic bk.)
ISSN:1619-5736