Supply Chain Management and Advanced Planning : Concepts, Models, Software and Case Studies /

Supply Chain Management concerns organizational aspects of integrating legally separated firms as well as coordinating materials and information flows within a production-distribution network. The Enterprise Resources Planning (ERP) systems being used for transaction handling and order execution in...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Stadtler, Hartmut
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Kilger, Christoph
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2000.
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Basics of Supply Chain Management: Supply Chain Management - An Overview; Supply Chain Analysis; Advanced Planning
  • Concepts of Advanced Planning Systems: Structure of Advanced Planning Systems; Strategic Network Planning; Demand Planning; Master Planning; Demand Fulfilment and ATP; Production Planning and Scheduling; Distribution and Transport Planning; Coordination and Integration
  • Implementing Advanced Planning Systems: The Definition of a Supply Chain Project; The Selection Process; The Implementation Process
  • Actual APS and Case Studies: Architecture of Selected APS; Scheduling of Synthetic Granulate; Semiconductor Manufacturing; Computer Assembly; Food and Beverages
  • Conclusions and Outlook: Conclusions and Outlook
  • Supplement: Forecast Methods; Linear and Mixed Integer Programming; Genetic Algorithms; Constraint Programming.