Supply Chain Management and Optimization in Manufacturing, 2014 Manufacturing and Surface Engineering Series

This book introduces general supply chain terminology particularly for novice readers, state of the art supply chain management and optimization issues and problems in manufacturing. The book provides insights for making supply chain decisions, planning and scheduling through supply chain network. It introduces optimization problems, i.e. transportation of raw materials, products and location, inventory of plants, warehouses and retailers, faced throughout the supply chain network.

Introduction.- Supply Chain Management: Key Supply Chain Decisions, Ordering Policies, Capacity Planning.- Scheduling Models in Supply Chain: Introduction, Sheduling in Production Units, Supply Chain Scheduling.- Optimization in Supply Chain: Transport Problems, Facility Location Problems.