Distribution Logistics Advanced Solutions to Practical Problems /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Fleischmann, Bernhard (Editor), Klose, Andreas (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2005.
• Series: Lecture Notes in Economics and Mathematical Systems, 544
• Subjects: Business.; Organization.; Planning.; Production management.; Operations research.; Decision making.; Game theory.; Business and Management.; Operations Management.; Game Theory, Economics, Social and Behav. Sciences.; Operation Research/Decision Theory.

The complexity of distribution systems is augmented by various trends: globalization of the manufacturing industry, rising customer demands, and the reverse flows within closed-loop systems. In this light, the need for ‘advanced’ planning methods that are based on quantitative optimization is consta...