Christian A. Ullrich investigates the optimization potential of integrated supply chain scheduling approaches. Considering a company-internal supply chain, the author´s first research question is whether the results of integrating machine scheduling and vehicle routing are significantly better than those of classic decomposition approaches which break down the overall problem and solve the subproblems successively. The scope is then broadened to include the machine and transportation scheduling problems of two and more companies at consecutive supply chain stages. The last part of this dissertation addresses supply chain contracting issues.

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Bielefeld, Germany

Christian Alexander Ullrich

About the author

Dr. Christian A. Ullrich obtained his doctorate degree at Bielefeld University (chair of business administration, management accounting & operations management), Germany.

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Book Title: Issues in Supply Chain Scheduling and Contracting
Authors: Christian Alexander Ullrich
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-03769-7
Publisher: Springer Gabler Wiesbaden
eBook Packages: Business and Economics, Business and Management (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden 2014
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-658-03768-0Published: 16 October 2013
eBook ISBN: 978-3-658-03769-7Published: 04 October 2013
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXVII, 182
Number of Illustrations: 38 b/w illustrations
Topics: Supply Chain Management, Operations Management

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Table of contents (7 chapters)

Front Matter

Outline

Introduction to Supply Chain Management

Supply Chain Scheduling: Integrated machine scheduling and vehicle routing

Supply Chain Scheduling: Cost-cutting potential

Supply Chain Scheduling: Makespan reduction potential

Supply Chain Contracting: R&D Investment sharing contracts

Concluding remarks

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