Supply Chain Engineering Useful Methods and Techniques
Supply Chain Engineering considers how modern production and operations management (POM) techniques can respond to the pressures of the competitive global marketplace by integrating all activities in the supply chain, adding flexibility to the system, and
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Alexandre Dolgui · Jean-Marie Proth
Supply Chain Engineering Useful Methods and Techniques
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Prof. Alexandre Dolgui Ecole des Mines de Saint-Étienne Centre for Industrial Engineering and Computer Science 158 cours Fauriel 42023 Saint-Étienne CX 02 France [email protected]
Jean-Marie Proth Université de Metz Institut National de Recherche en Informatique et Automatique Île du Saulcy 57045 Metz CX 1 France [email protected]
ISBN 978-1-84996-016-8 e-ISBN 978-1-84996-017-5 DOI 10.1007/978-1-84996-017-5 Springer London Dordrecht Heidelberg New York British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library Library of Congress Control Number: 2010928838 © Springer-Verlag London Limited 2010 Apart from any fair dealing for the purposes of research or private study, or criticism or review, as permitted under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, this publication may only be reproduced, stored or transmitted, in any form or by any means, with the prior permission in writing of the publishers, or in the case of reprographic reproduction in accordance with the terms of licences issued by the Copyright Licensing Agency. Enquiries concerning reproduction outside those terms should be sent to the publishers. The use of registered names, trademarks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher makes no representation, express or implied, with regard to the accuracy of the information contained in this book and cannot accept any legal responsibility or liability for any errors or omissions that may be made. Cover design: eStudioCalamar, Figueres/Berlin Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
Preface
Supply chain engineering is an emerging field based on analysis and comprehension of the essential principles of production and distribution systems. This scientific domain concerns the methodical evaluation and optimization of production systems, logistics networks, and their management policies to increase the effectiveness of multifaceted demand and supply chains. Worldwide competition has grown ever stronger since the beginning of the 1980s. The pressure of the competitive global market has intensely affected the production systems, calling for: • integration of the activities that cover the whole production spectrum from customers’ requirements to payment; • flexibility in the face of customer-demand changes; • drastic reduction of production costs. To reach these objectives, radical changes have been introduced in production systems, thanks to new manufacturing technologies that increase efficiency and IT technologies that improve system organization and management. Furthermore, dynamical pricing and revenue management, which proposes approaches that define the price of the products based on market situations, attracts more and more res
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