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InTech, 2011. — 784 p. — ISBN: 9789533076331. Over the past few decades the rapid spread of information and knowledge, the increasing expectations of customers and stakeholders, intensified competition, and searching for superior performance and low costs at the same time have made supply chain a critical management area. Since supply chain is the network of organizations that are involved in moving materials, documents and information through on their journey from initial suppliers to final customers, it encompasses a number of key flows: physical flow of materials, flows of information, and tangible and intangible resources which enable supply chain members to operate effectively. This book gives an up-to-date view of supply chain, emphasizing current trends and developments in the area of supply chain management. Contents:
Supply Chain Management from a Systems Science Perspective by Isaias Badillo, Ricardo Tejeida, Oswaldo Morales and Mauricio Flores
Supply Chain Management in Industrial Production: A Retrospective View by Andrea Stocchetti and Elena Scattola
Supply Chain Configuration Revisited – Challenges and Strategic Roles for Western Manufacturers by Brian Vejrum Waehrens, Jens Ove Riis and John Johansen
Prediction Markets – A New Tool for Managing Supply Chains by Friedrich Hedtrich, Jens-Peter Loy and Rolf A. E. Muller
Procurement Strategies in Multi-Layered Supply Chains by Roland Bardy and Andreas Hillebrand
Collaboration and Exceptions Management in the Supply Chain by Esther Alvarez and Fernando Diaz
Strategic Approaches to Domination in Supply Chains by Elizabeth Barber
Vertical Collaboration in the Supply Chain by Sanda Renko
Collaboration in the Design-Manufacturing Chain: A Key to Improve Product Quality by Yanmei Zhu, Robert Alard, Jianxin You and Paul Schonsleben
Integrated Logistics in the Supply of Products Originating from Family Farming Organizations by Janaina Deane de Abreu Sa Diniz and Adelaide dos Santos Figueiredo
Optimal Supply Chain Formation Using Manufacturers’ Negotiation in the Environment that the Sub-Contracts are Allowable by Jae Hyung Cho, Hyun Soo Kim and Hyung Rim Choi
Information Gathering and Classification for Collaborative Logistics Decision Making by Jose Ceroni and Rodrigo Alfaro
A Supporting Decision Tool for the Integrated Planning of a Logistic Network by Riccardo Manzini, Marco Bortolini, Mauro Gamberi and Matteo Montecchi
Development of a Cost Model for Intermodal Transport in Spain by Jesus Munuzuri, Rafael Grosso, Pablo Cortes and Jose Guadix
Location Problems for Supply Chain by Feng Li, John Peter Fasano and Huachun Tan
Traffic Congestion Effects on Supply Chains: Accounting for Behavioral Elements in Planning and Economic Impact Models by Glen Weisbrod and Stephen Fitzroy
Importance of Reverse Logistics for Retail Acts by Gabriela Cecilia Stanciulescu
Addressing Sustainability Issues Through Enhanced Supply-Chain Management by Fritz Balkau and Guido Sonnemann
Supply Management Governance Role in Supply Chain Risk Management and Sustainability by Reham Eltantawy
Reverse Supply Chain Management – Modeling Through System Dynamics by Rafael Rodriguez-Fernandez, Beatriz Blanco, Adolfo Blanco and Carlos A. Perez-Labajos
Improving the Supply Chain of Non-Timber Forest Products in Ghana by Albert Ahenkan and Emmanuel Boon
Web Technologies and Supply Chains by Alexis Barlow
Agile Information Systems for Mastering Supply Chain Uncertainty by C.N. Verdouw, A.J.M. Beulens, T. Verwaart and J. Wolfert
Composite Supply Chain Applications by Thomas Gulledge, Scott Hiroshige and Danielle Manning
RFID and Supply Chain Management for Manufacturing Digital Enterprise by Gordana Maticevic, Mirjana Cicak and Tadija Lovrić
Scientific Data Sharing Virtual Organization Patterns Based on Supply Chain by Hui Zhao, Jie Peng and Guoqing Huo
Standards Framework for Intelligent Manufacturing Systems Supply Chain by Ricardo Jardim-Goncalves, Carlos Agostinho, Joao Sarraipa, Amparo Roca de Togores, Maria Jose Nunez and Herve Panetto
Intelligent Value Chain Networks: Business Intelligence and Other ICT Tools and Technologies in Supply/Demand Chains by Evelin Vatovec Krmac
Supply Chain System Engineering: Framework Transforming Value Chain in Business Domain into Manageable Virtual Enterprise and Participatory Production by Timothy P. Tsai
The Research on Stability of Supply Chain under Variable Delay Based on System Dynamics by Suling Jia, Lin Wang and Chang Luo
Simulation Study on Dynamic Characteristics of VMI Supply Chain Inventory System Based on Multi-Agent System by Wang Jirong, Li Jun and Li Qianying
Improving E-Procurement in Supply Chain Through Web Technologies: The HYDRA Approach by Giner Alor-Hernandez, Alberto A. Aguilar-Laserre, Guillermo Cortes-Robles and Cuauhtemoc Sanchez-Ramirez
Districting and Customer Clustering Within Supply Chain Planning: A Review of Modeling and Solution Approaches by Pablo A. Miranda, Rosa G. Gonzalez-Ramirez and Neale R. Smith