Introduction to Computational Optimization Models for Production Planning in a Supply Chain
Authors: Voß, Stefan, Woodruff, David L.
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provide models that could be used by do-it-yourselfers and also can be used toprovideunderstandingofthebackgroundissuessothatonecandoabetter job of working with the (proprietary) algorithms of the software vendors. In this book we strive to provide models that capture many of the - tails faced by ?rms operating in a modern supply chain, but we stop short of proposing models for economic analysis of the entire multi-player chain. In other words, we produce models that are useful for planning within a supply chain rather than models for planning the supply chain. The usefulness of the models is enhanced greatly by the fact that they have been implemented - ing computer modeling languages. Implementations are shown in Chapter 7, which allows solutions to be found using a computer. A reasonable question is: why write the book now? It is a combination of opportunities that have recently become available. The availability of mod- inglanguagesandcomputersthatprovidestheopportunitytomakepractical use of the models that we develop. Meanwhile, software companies are p- viding software for optimized production planning in a supply chain. The opportunity to make use of such software gives rise to a need to understand some of the issues in computational models for optimized planning. This is best done by considering simple models and examples.
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From the reviews of the second edition:
"This is the second edition of the popular book. … The book can be used for developing courses for business, management or industrial engineering students. Some developed models are useful not only for teaching purposes but can be immediately applied by practitioners. … This will be of special value to researchers and PhD students." (Vitaly A. Strusevich, Zentralblatt MATH, Vol. 1140, 2008)
- Table of contents (10 chapters)
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Introduction
Pages 1-6
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Optimization Modeling
Pages 7-18
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Starting with an mrp Model
Pages 19-29
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Extending to an MRP II Model
Pages 31-43
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A Better Model
Pages 45-57
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Table of contents (10 chapters)
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Bibliographic Information
- Bibliographic Information
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- Book Title
- Introduction to Computational Optimization Models for Production Planning in a Supply Chain
- Authors
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- Stefan Voß
- David L. Woodruff
- Copyright
- 2006
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
- Copyright Holder
- Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
- eBook ISBN
- 978-3-540-29879-3
- DOI
- 10.1007/3-540-29879-7
- Hardcover ISBN
- 978-3-540-29878-6
- Softcover ISBN
- 978-3-642-06755-6
- Edition Number
- 2
- Number of Pages
- XII, 260
- Topics