{"product_id":"supply-chain-engineering-useful-methods-and-techniques-9781447162001","title":"Supply Chain Engineering: Useful Methods and Techniques","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Alexandre Dolgui\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Springer\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Springer\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Industrial Engineering\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the Back Cover\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSupply Chain Engineering\u003c\/i\u003e 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 drastically reducing production cost.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSeveral POM challenges are answered through a comprehensive analysis of concepts and models that assist the selection of outsourcing strategies and dynamic pricing policies. The ramifications of these topics are discussed from local to global perspectives.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSupply Chain Engineering\u003c\/i\u003e also presents \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003einventory control policies, \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eradio frequency identification (RFID) technologies, \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eflexible and re-configurable manufacturing systems, \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ereal-time assignment and scheduling methods, \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003enew warehousing techniques.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn addition, a significant part of the book is devoted to: lean manufacturing, line balancing (assembly lines, U-lines, and bucket brigades), and dynamic facilities layout approaches.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExplanations are given using basic examples and detailed algorithms, while discarding complex and unnecessary theoretical minutiae. Moreover, all the examples have been carefully selected with a view to eventual industrial application.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSupply Chain Engineering\u003c\/i\u003e is written for students and professors in industrial and systems engineering, management science, operations management, and business. It is also an informative reference for industrial managers looking to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of their production systems.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Springer","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45274131333271,"sku":"9781447162001","price":14553.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781447162001.webp?v=1769278976","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/supply-chain-engineering-useful-methods-and-techniques-9781447162001","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}