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Supply chain management for engineers / author, Samuel H. Huang.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press, 2013Copyright date: ©2013Description: xi, 227 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 1-4665-6892-5 (pbk.)
  • 978-1-4665-6892-1 (pbk.)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 658.702462 23
  • 658.5 23
Contents:
Designing and Engineering the Supply Chain for Competitive Advantage -- Understanding Customer Demand: Forecasting -- Matching Supply with Demand: Aggregate Planning -- Satisfying Customer Demand: Inventory Management -- Moving Products across Supply Chain: Distribution Network Design and Transportation Decision Making -- Supplier Selection Methodology -- Supply Chain Simulation Game.
Summary: "The book focuses on helping students develop strong analytical skills and the ability to solve real-world problems through analysis and synthesis. It also stresses the importance of integrating engineering optimization techniques with business strategic thinking. It starts with the description of different types of supply chains and the strategy for designing an appropriate supply chain based on product life cycle analysis. It then focuses on quantitative analysis techniques including demand forecasting, aggregate planning, inventory management, and distribution network design. It also covers supplier selection."-- Publisher.
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Status Barcode
Book Högskolan Väst Övre plan / Upper floor 658.5 Huang Available 6004300065250
Total holds: 0

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Designing and Engineering the Supply Chain for Competitive Advantage -- Understanding Customer Demand: Forecasting -- Matching Supply with Demand: Aggregate Planning -- Satisfying Customer Demand: Inventory Management -- Moving Products across Supply Chain: Distribution Network Design and Transportation Decision Making -- Supplier Selection Methodology -- Supply Chain Simulation Game.

"The book focuses on helping students develop strong analytical skills and the ability to solve real-world problems through analysis and synthesis. It also stresses the importance of integrating engineering optimization techniques with business strategic thinking. It starts with the description of different types of supply chains and the strategy for designing an appropriate supply chain based on product life cycle analysis. It then focuses on quantitative analysis techniques including demand forecasting, aggregate planning, inventory management, and distribution network design. It also covers supplier selection."-- Publisher.

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