The Logic of Logistics : Theory, Algorithms, and Applications for Logistics and Supply Chain Management /
By: Simchi-Levi, David [author.].
Contributor(s): Chen, Xin [author.] | Bramel, Julien [author.] | SpringerLink (Online service).
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BookSeries: Springer Series in Operations Research: Publisher: New York, NY : Springer New York, 2005.Edition: Second Edition.Description: XX, 355 p. 38 illus. online resource.Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780387226194.Subject(s): Mathematics | Production management | Game theory | Operations research | Management science | Industrial engineering | Production engineering | Economic theory | Mathematics | Game Theory, Economics, Social and Behav. Sciences | Operations Management | Economic Theory/Quantitative Economics/Mathematical Methods | Industrial and Production Engineering | Operations Research, Management ScienceDDC classification: 519 Online resources: Click here to access online | Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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PK Kelkar Library, IIT Kanpur | Available | EBK6208 |
Performance Analysis Techniques -- Convexity and Supermodularity -- Worst-Case Analysis -- Average-Case Analysis -- Mathematical Programming Based Bounds -- Inventory Models -- Economic Lot Size Models with Constant Demands -- Economic Lot Size Models with Varying Demands -- Stochastic Inventory Models -- Integration of Inventory and Pricing -- Design and Coordination Models -- Procurement Contracts -- Supply Chain Planning Models -- Facility Location Models -- Vehicle Routing Models -- The Capacitated VRP with Equal Demands -- The Capacitated VRP with Unequal Demands -- The VRP with Time Window Constraints -- Solving the VRP Using a Column Generation Approach -- Logistics Algorithms in Practice -- Network Planning -- A Case Study: School Bus Routing.
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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