Logistics Systems: Design and Optimization edited by André Langevin, Diane Riopel.

Logistics Systems: Design and Optimization

In a context of global competition, the optimization of logistics systems is inescapable. LOGISTICS SYSTEMS: Design and Optimization falls within this perspective and presents twelve chapters that well illustrate the variety and the complexity of logistics activities. Each chapter is written by reco...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Langevin, André
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Riopel, Diane
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Boston, MA : Springer US, 2005.
Subjects:
Economics.
Mathematical optimization.
Operations research.
Industrial engineering.
Engineering economy.
Business logistics.
Online Access: Full text (Wentworth users only).
Table of Contents:
  • Foreword
  • Contributing Authors
  • Preface
  • The Network of Logistics Decisions
  • Facility Location in Supply Chain Design
  • Distribution Centres in Supply Chain Operations
  • Operational Research Methods for Efficient Warehousing
  • Models and Methods for Facilities Layout Design from an Applicability to Real-World Perspective
  • The Design, Planning, and Optimization of Reverse Logistics Networks
  • Models and Methods for Operations in Port Container Terminals
  • Strategic Network Design for Motor Carriers
  • New Heuristics for the Vehicle Routing Problem
  • Routing Propane Deliveries
  • Synchronized Production-Distribution Planning in the Pulp and Paper Industry
  • Production Planning Optimization Modeling in Demand and Supply Chains of High-Value Consumer Products.

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