Modeling the Supply Chain

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Shapiro's Modeling the Supply Chain is the perfect tool for courses in supply chain management or for professional managers who seek better analytical tools for managing their supply chains, information technologists who are responsible for developing and/or maintaining such tools, and consultants who conduct supply chain studies using models. Shapiro examines in detail the roles of data, models, and modeling systems in helping companies improve the management of their supply chains. Key Feature This edition includes both modeling exercises and discussion questions. Provides examples of how concepts from management disciplines can be translated into model elements. Explains how companies can adapt their business processes to fully achieve integrated supply chain management by the use of modeling systems. Surveys descriptive models and methods important to supply chain planning Table of Contents Part I: Intro to Supply Chain Management and Supporting Information Technologies. Supply Chain Management, Integrated Planning, and Models. Information Technology. Part II: Models. Fundamentals of Optimization Models: Linear Programming. Fundamentals of Optimization Models: Mixed Integer Programming. Unified Optimization Methodology for Operational Planning Problems. Overview of Descriptive Models. Supply Chain Decision Databases. Part III: Applications 8. Strategic and Tactical Supply Chain Planning. Operational Supply Chain Planning. Inventory Planning. Supply Chain Decision Making under Uncertainty. Part IV: The Future. Beyond Supply Chain Optimization to Enterprise Optimization. Organizational Adaptation to Modeling Systems. Credits. Index.