Supply Chain Management and Advanced Planning
Concepts, Models, Software and Case Studies
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Beschreibung
Supply Chain Management concerns organizational aspects of integrating legally separated firms as well as coordinating materials and information flows within a production-distribution network.
The Enterprise Resources Planning (ERP) systems being used for transaction handling and order execution in most firms today have been supplemented by Advanced Planning Systems (APS) for coordinating flows, exploiting bottlenecks and keeping due dates. Various optimization techniques can be applied by APS to improve plans according to business targets.
This book provides insights regarding the concepts underlying APS. Special emphasis is given to modelling supply chains and implementing APS in industry successfully. Understanding is enhanced through the use of case studies as well as an introduction to the solution algorithms used.
Supply Chain Management concerns organizational aspects of integrating legally separated firms as well as coordinating materials and information flows within a production-distribution network.
The Enterprise Resources Planning (ERP) systems being used for transaction handling and order execution in most firms today have been supplemented by Advanced Planning Systems (APS) for coordinating flows, exploiting bottlenecks and keeping due dates. Various optimization techniques can be applied by APS to improve plans according to business targets.
This book provides insights regarding the concepts underlying APS. Special emphasis is given to modelling supply chains and implementing APS in industry successfully. Understanding is enhanced through the use of case studies as well as an introduction to the solution algorithms used.
The material presented enables readers to better understand how advanced planning systems really work, how to best make use of these new software products, and what the potentials and limitations are
This fourth edition of a hugely useful text for practitioners in the field has been fully updated to take into account the latest trends and developments. Supply Chain Management, Enterprise Resources Planning (ERP), and Advanced Planning Systems (APS) are important concepts in organizing and optimizing the flow of goods, materials, information and funds. This book gives a broad overview of the mentioned concepts, especially those underlying APS. Leading experts in the fields of Supply Chain Management and Advanced Planning from consultancy companies and academia provide insights into the concepts underlying APS, while the text includes case studies from a number of sectors. 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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Hartmut Stadtler
Themen in »Supply Chain Management and Advanced Planning«
Advanced Planning Advanced Planning Systems Enterprise Resources Planning Hierarchical Planning SCM Supply Chain Management business distribution genetic algorithms management optimization programming scheduling supply chain managment