INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTATIONAL OPTIMIZATION MODELS FOR PRODUCTION PLANNING IN A SUPPLY CHAIN by Stefan Voss, David L. Woodruff ( 9783540298786 )

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INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTATIONAL OPTIMIZATION MODELS FOR PRODUCTION PLANNING IN A SUPPLY CHAIN

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ISBN 10:

3540298789

ISBN 13:

9783540298786

Publisher:

SPRINGER-VERLAG BERLIN AND HEIDELBERG GMBH & CO. KG

Pub. date:

16 January, 2006

Edition:

2nd ed. 2006

Pages:

260

Description:

Beginning with an introduction to the concepts associated with the creation of optimization models for production planning, this book applies concepts to planning models, namely MRP and MRP II. From this foundation, sophisticated models for supply chain management are developed. It also provides examples of implementation of the basic models.

Synopsis:

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.

Illustrations:

24 Tables, black and white; XII, 260 p.

Publication:

Germany

Imprint:

Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K

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Returnable

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