Introduction to Computational Optimization Models for Production Planning in a Supply Chain / Edition 2

by Stefan Voï, David L. Woodruff

Overview

provide models that could be used by do-it-yourselfers and also can be used toprovideunderstandingof the background issues so that one can do a better 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- ing languages and computers that provides the opportunity to make practical 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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783540298786
Publisher:	Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Publication date:	03/07/2006
Edition description:	2nd ed. 2006
Pages:	260
Product dimensions:	6.20(w) x 9.30(h) x 0.80(d)

Table of Contents

Optimization Modeling.- Starting with an mrp Model.- Extending to an MRP II Model.- A Better Model.- Extensions to the Model.- Implementation Examples.- Solutions.- Some Shastic Extensions.- Research Directions and References.

Editorial Reviews

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)

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