Global Supply Chain and Operations Management A Decision-Oriented Introduction to the Creation of Value /

• Main Authors: Ivanov, Dmitry (Author), Tsipoulanidis, Alexander (Author), Schönberger, Jörn (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
• Series: Springer Texts in Business and Economics,
• Subjects: Business.; Production management.; Operations research.; Decision making.; Management science.; Business and Management.; Operation Research/Decision Theory.; Operations Research, Management Science.; Operations Management.

This textbook presents global supply chain and operations management from a comprehensive perspective, combining value creation networks and interacting processes. It focuses on the operational roles in the networks and presents the quantitative and organizational methods needed to plan and control...

Table of Contents:

• Basics of Supply Chain and Operations Management
• Examples from Different Industries, Services and Continents
• Processes, Systems, and Models
• Operations and Supply Chain Strategy
• Sourcing Strategy
• Production Strategy
• Facility location planning and network design
• Distribution and transportation network design
• Factory Planning and Process Design
• Layout planning
• Demand Forecasting
• Production  and Material Requirements Planning
• Inventory Management
• Routing and Scheduling
• Appendix:Case-study:Re-designing the material flow in a global manufacturing network.                     .