The Logic of Logistics: Theory, Algorithms, and Applications for Logistics Management

Description

Fierce competition in today's global market provides a powerful motivation for developing ever more sophisticated logistics systems. This book, written for the logistics manager and researcher, presents a survey of the modern theory and application of logistics. The goal of the book is to present the state-of-the-art in the science of logistics management. As a result, the authors have written a timely and authoritative survey of this field that many practitioners and researchers will find makes an invaluable companion to their work Front Matter....Pages i-xx Introduction....Pages 1-12 Front Matter....Pages 13-13 Convexity and Supermodularity....Pages 15-44 Game Theory....Pages 45-64 Worst-Case Analysis....Pages 65-84 Average-Case Analysis....Pages 85-98 Mathematical Programming-Based Bounds....Pages 99-113 Front Matter....Pages 115-115 Economic Lot Size Models with Constant Demands....Pages 117-136 Economic Lot Size Models with Varying Demands....Pages 137-150 Stochastic Inventory Models....Pages 151-175 Integration of Inventory and Pricing....Pages 177-209 Front Matter....Pages 211-211 Supply Chain Competition and Collaboration Models....Pages 213-228 Procurement Contracts....Pages 229-240 Process Flexibility....Pages 241-262 Supply Chain Planning Models....Pages 263-281 Facility Location Models....Pages 283-298 Front Matter....Pages 299-299 The Capacitated VRP with Equal Demands....Pages 301-312 The Capacitated VRP with Unequal Demands....Pages 313-339 The VRP with Time-Window Constraints....Pages 341-357 Solving the VRP Using a Column-Generation Approach....Pages 359-375 Front Matter....Pages 377-377 Network Planning....Pages 379-402 Front Matter....Pages 377-377 A Case Study: School Bus Routing....Pages 403-419 Back Matter....Pages 421-447