Modeling the Supply Chain / Edition 2

by Jeremy F. Shapiro

Overview

Supply chains don't manage themselves, although managers sometimes wish they did. For everything you'll need to know about analyzing supply chains, you'll need MODELING THE SUPPLY CHAIN. By using models to analyze the supply chain, you can quickly and effectively find ways to optimize its performance. And because this supply chain textbook is loaded with clear illustrations and practical study tools, this is the textbook that will help you be effective during test times as well.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780495126096
Publisher:	Cengage Learning
Publication date:	10/17/2006
Series:	Duxbury Applied Ser.
Edition description:	2ND
Pages:	624
Product dimensions:	7.60(w) x 9.40(h) x 1.10(d)

About the Author

Jeremy Shapiro is a professor emeritus in the Sloan School of Management at MIT. For nine years he served as the co-director of MIT's Operations Research Center. Previously, he was employed by Procter and Gamble, Hughes Aircraft Company, and the Port of New York Authority. He received his B.M.E. and M.I.E. degrees from Cornell University and a Ph.D. degree in Operations Research from Stanford University. Dr. Shapiro has published over 60 papers in the areas of operations research, mathematical programming, logistics, supply chain management, finance, and marketing. He is also president of SLIM Technologies, LLC, a Boston-based firm specializing in the implementation and application of modeling systems for supply chain management and other business problems. His outside interests include reading, traveling, biking and playing tennis. He is married to Martha J. Heigham and has three children, Alexander, Lara, and Nicholas.

Table of Contents

Part I: INTRO TO SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT AND SUPPORTING INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES. 1. Supply Chain Management, Integrated Planning, and Models. 2. Information Technology. Part II: MODELS. 3. Fundamentals of Optimization Models: Linear Programming. Appendix 3A: The Simplex Method of Linear Programming. 4. Fundamentals of Optimization Models: Mixed Integer Programming. Appendix 4A: The Branch-and-Bound Method for Mixed Integer Programming. 5. Unified Optimization Methodology for Operational Planning Problems. Appendix 5A: A Recursive Method for Optimizing Routes. 6. Overview of Descriptive Models. 7. Supply Chain Decision Databases. Part III: APPLICATIONS. 8. Strategic and Tactical Supply Chain Planning. 9. Operational Supply Chain Planning. 10. Inventory Planning. 11. Supply Chain Decision Making under Uncertainty. Part IV: THE FUTURE. 12. Beyond Supply Chain Optimization to Enterprise Optimization. 13. Organizational Adaptation to Modeling Systems. Credits. Index.

Editorial Reviews

"The book written by Professor Shapiro presents not only a comprehensive overview of available SC models but also presents them in a well structured way with sound analysis and discussions. Examples of SC optimization presented in the text are excellent and unique. This book gives an interdisciplinary approach to SCM that perfectly represents the goal of this relatively new management discipline."

From the Publisher

With an emphasis on data, models, and modeling systems, this text teaches professionals and students how to analyze supply chain planning problems. It overviews IT developments related to improving supply chain performance, introduces fundamentals of optimization modeling, explains design principles for supply chain network optimization systems, and presents a methodology for scheduling problems that combines optimization methods with heuristics. It also offers examples of modeling applications to strategic, tactical, and operational supply chain planning problems. The author is affiliated with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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