Ebook: The Logic of Logistics: Theory, Algorithms, and Applications for Logistics and Supply Chain Management

Fierce competition in today's global market provides a powerful motivation for developing ever more sophisticated logistics systems. This book, written for the logistics manager and researcher, presents a survey of the modern theory and application of logistics. The goal of the book is to present the state of the art in the science of logistics management. As a result, the authors have written a timely and authoritative survey of this field that many practitioners and researchers will find makes an invaluable companion to their work.

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Fierce competition in today's global market provides a powerful motivation for developing ever more sophisticated logistics systems. This book, written for the logistics manager and researcher, presents a survey of the modern theory and application of logistics. The goal of the book is to present the state of the art in the science of logistics management. As a result, the authors have written a timely and authoritative survey of this field that many practitioners and researchers will find makes an invaluable companion to their work.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xx
Introduction....Pages 1-11
Front Matter....Pages 12-12
Convexity and Supermodularity....Pages 13-32
Worst-Case Analysis....Pages 33-53
Average-Case Analysis....Pages 55-68
Mathematical Programming Based Bounds....Pages 69-83
Front Matter....Pages 84-84
Economic Lot Size Models with Constant Demands....Pages 85-104
Economic Lot Size Models with Varying Demands....Pages 105-117
Stochastic Inventory Models....Pages 119-140
Integration of Inventory and Pricing....Pages 141-165
Front Matter....Pages 166-166
Procurement Contracts....Pages 167-178
Supply Chain Planning Models....Pages 179-197
Facility Location Models....Pages 199-214
Front Matter....Pages 215-215
The Capacitated VRP with Equal Demands....Pages 217-228
The Capacitated VRP with Unequal Demands....Pages 229-255
The VRP with Time Window Constraints....Pages 257-273
Solving the VRP Using a Column Generation Approach....Pages 275-291
Front Matter....Pages 292-292
Network Planning....Pages 293-318
A Case Study: School Bus Routing....Pages 319-335
Back Matter....Pages 337-355

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Fierce competition in today's global market provides a powerful motivation for developing ever more sophisticated logistics systems. This book, written for the logistics manager and researcher, presents a survey of the modern theory and application of logistics. The goal of the book is to present the state of the art in the science of logistics management. As a result, the authors have written a timely and authoritative survey of this field that many practitioners and researchers will find makes an invaluable companion to their work.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xx
Introduction....Pages 1-11
Front Matter....Pages 12-12
Convexity and Supermodularity....Pages 13-32
Worst-Case Analysis....Pages 33-53
Average-Case Analysis....Pages 55-68
Mathematical Programming Based Bounds....Pages 69-83
Front Matter....Pages 84-84
Economic Lot Size Models with Constant Demands....Pages 85-104
Economic Lot Size Models with Varying Demands....Pages 105-117
Stochastic Inventory Models....Pages 119-140
Integration of Inventory and Pricing....Pages 141-165
Front Matter....Pages 166-166
Procurement Contracts....Pages 167-178
Supply Chain Planning Models....Pages 179-197
Facility Location Models....Pages 199-214
Front Matter....Pages 215-215
The Capacitated VRP with Equal Demands....Pages 217-228
The Capacitated VRP with Unequal Demands....Pages 229-255
The VRP with Time Window Constraints....Pages 257-273
Solving the VRP Using a Column Generation Approach....Pages 275-291
Front Matter....Pages 292-292
Network Planning....Pages 293-318
A Case Study: School Bus Routing....Pages 319-335
Back Matter....Pages 337-355
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