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

Supply Chain Management, Enterprise Resources Planning (ERP), and Advanced Planning Systems (APS) are important concepts in order to organize and optimize the flow of goods, materials, information and funds. This book, already in its fourth edition, gives a broad and up-to-date overview of the concepts underlying APS. Special emphasis is given to modeling supply chains and implementing APS successfully in industry. Understanding is enhanced by several case studies covering a wide range of industrial sectors. The fourth edition contains updated material, rewritten chapters and additional case studies.

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Supply Chain Management, Enterprise Resources Planning (ERP), and Advanced Planning Systems (APS) are important concepts in order to organize and optimize the flow of goods, materials, information and funds. This book, already in its fourth edition, gives a broad and up-to-date overview of the concepts underlying APS. Special emphasis is given to modeling supply chains and implementing APS successfully in industry. Understanding is enhanced by several case studies covering a wide range of industrial sectors. The fourth edition contains updated material, rewritten chapters and additional case studies.

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Supply Chain Management, Enterprise Resources Planning (ERP), and Advanced Planning Systems (APS) are important concepts in order to organize and optimize the flow of goods, materials, information and funds. This book, already in its fourth edition, gives a broad and up-to-date overview of the concepts underlying APS. Special emphasis is given to modeling supply chains and implementing APS successfully in industry. Understanding is enhanced by several case studies covering a wide range of industrial sectors. The fourth edition contains updated material, rewritten chapters and additional case studies.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages I-XVII
Introduction....Pages 1-6
Front Matter....Pages 7-7
Supply Chain Management — An Overview....Pages 9-36
Supply Chain Analysis....Pages 37-63
Types of Supply Chains....Pages 65-80
Advanced Planning....Pages 81-106
Front Matter....Pages 107-107
Structure of Advanced Planning Systems....Pages 109-115
Strategic Network Design....Pages 117-132
Demand Planning....Pages 133-160
Master Planning....Pages 161-179
Demand Fulfilment and ATP....Pages 181-198
Production Planning and Scheduling....Pages 199-216
Purchasing and Material Requirements Planning....Pages 217-229
Distribution and Transport Planning....Pages 231-246
Coordination and Integration....Pages 247-261
Collaborative Planning....Pages 263-284
Front Matter....Pages 285-285
The Definition of a Supply Chain Project....Pages 287-307
The Selection Process....Pages 309-323
The Implementation Process....Pages 325-346
Front Matter....Pages 347-347
Architecture of Selected APS....Pages 349-366
Strategic Network Design in the Chemical Industry....Pages 367-380
Front Matter....Pages 347-347
Computer Assembly....Pages 381-398
Oil Industry....Pages 399-414
SCM in a Pharmaceutical Company....Pages 415-430
Demand Planning of Styrene Plastics....Pages 431-444
Food and Beverages....Pages 445-462
Scheduling of Synthetic Granulate....Pages 463-479
Event-Based Planning for Standard Polymer Products....Pages 481-494
Front Matter....Pages 495-495
Conclusions and Outlook....Pages 497-502
Front Matter....Pages 503-503
Forecast Methods....Pages 505-516
Linear and Mixed Integer Programming....Pages 517-527
Genetic Algorithms....Pages 529-536
Constraint Programming....Pages 537-544
Back Matter....Pages 545-556

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Supply Chain Management, Enterprise Resources Planning (ERP), and Advanced Planning Systems (APS) are important concepts in order to organize and optimize the flow of goods, materials, information and funds. This book, already in its fourth edition, gives a broad and up-to-date overview of the concepts underlying APS. Special emphasis is given to modeling supply chains and implementing APS successfully in industry. Understanding is enhanced by several case studies covering a wide range of industrial sectors. The fourth edition contains updated material, rewritten chapters and additional case studies.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages I-XVII
Introduction....Pages 1-6
Front Matter....Pages 7-7
Supply Chain Management — An Overview....Pages 9-36
Supply Chain Analysis....Pages 37-63
Types of Supply Chains....Pages 65-80
Advanced Planning....Pages 81-106
Front Matter....Pages 107-107
Structure of Advanced Planning Systems....Pages 109-115
Strategic Network Design....Pages 117-132
Demand Planning....Pages 133-160
Master Planning....Pages 161-179
Demand Fulfilment and ATP....Pages 181-198
Production Planning and Scheduling....Pages 199-216
Purchasing and Material Requirements Planning....Pages 217-229
Distribution and Transport Planning....Pages 231-246
Coordination and Integration....Pages 247-261
Collaborative Planning....Pages 263-284
Front Matter....Pages 285-285
The Definition of a Supply Chain Project....Pages 287-307
The Selection Process....Pages 309-323
The Implementation Process....Pages 325-346
Front Matter....Pages 347-347
Architecture of Selected APS....Pages 349-366
Strategic Network Design in the Chemical Industry....Pages 367-380
Front Matter....Pages 347-347
Computer Assembly....Pages 381-398
Oil Industry....Pages 399-414
SCM in a Pharmaceutical Company....Pages 415-430
Demand Planning of Styrene Plastics....Pages 431-444
Food and Beverages....Pages 445-462
Scheduling of Synthetic Granulate....Pages 463-479
Event-Based Planning for Standard Polymer Products....Pages 481-494
Front Matter....Pages 495-495
Conclusions and Outlook....Pages 497-502
Front Matter....Pages 503-503
Forecast Methods....Pages 505-516
Linear and Mixed Integer Programming....Pages 517-527
Genetic Algorithms....Pages 529-536
Constraint Programming....Pages 537-544
Back Matter....Pages 545-556
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