With an emphasis on modeling techniques, Jeremy 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. The focus is on optimization models based on linear and mixed integer programming. The complementary role played by descriptive models in developing data inputs for optimization models is thoroughly reviewed. Using numerous applications, Shapiro clearly illustrates that when properly implemented, these methodologies can create accurate and comprehensive models of great practical value. The book also shows how competitive advantage in supply chain management can be most fully realized by developing and applying optimization modeling systems.
- ISBN10 049512611X
- ISBN13 9780495126119
- Publish Date 1 March 2008
- Publish Status Active
- Out of Print 21 October 2016
- Publish Country US
- Publisher Cengage Learning, Inc
- Imprint Brooks/Cole
- Edition International ed of 2nd Revised ed
- Format Paperback
- Pages 674
- Language English