Stochastic Modeling and Optimization of Manufacturing Systems and Supply Chains (Hardcover)

J. George Shanthikumar

ISBN 10: 1402075081 / ISBN 13: 9781402075087

Edité par Kluwer Academic Publishers, New York, NY, 2003

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Hardcover. The editors have taken the occasion of Professor John A. Buzacott's retirement as a motivating event to develop this volume. The objective of this text is to both honour John Buzacott's achievements and to publish a set of chapters on cutting-edge topics in the field of manufacturing and supply chain management. The book is organized into two parts. The first part focuses on aspects of manufacturing systems modelling. This part includes chapters on the evolution of manufacturing systems modelling, queuing network models and related software technologies, two-moment approximation for fork/join queues, and asymptotic optimality of a scheduling policy. The second part focuses on production-inventory systems and supply chains.This second section includes chapters on a multi-echelon logistics system, optimal control of a substitutable inventory system, structured assemble-to-order systems, the impact of advance demand information on various production-inventory control mechanisms, the quality of demand information as it impacts flexible contracts, the supply of information goods using spot and forward pricing strategies, modelling frameworks that connect material flows with financial information flows. This volume originates from two workshops, both focusing on themes that are reflected in the title of the volume. The first workshop took place at Eindhoven University of Technology, April 24-26, 2001, on the occasion of the University granting a doctorate honoris causa to Profes sor John A. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: Stochastic Modeling and Optimization of Manufacturing Systems and Supply Chains (Hardcover)
• Éditeur: Kluwer Academic Publishers, New York, NY
• Date de parution: 2003
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 1402075081
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9781402075087
• Reliure: Hardcover
• État de l'article: new

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Synopsis

This volume originates from two workshops, both focusing on themes that are reflected in the title of the volume. The first workshop took place at Eindhoven University of Technology, April 24-26, 2001, on the occasion of the University granting a doctorate honoris causa to Profes- sor John A. Buzacott. The second workshop was held on June 15, 2002 at Cornell University (preceding the annual INFORMSjMSOM Confer- ence), honoring John's retirement and his lifetime contributions. Each of the two workshops consisted of about a dozen technical presentations. The objective of the volume, however, is not to simply publish the proceedings of the two workshops. Rather, our objective is to put to- gether a select set of articles, each organized into a well-written chapter, focusing on a timely topic. Collected into a single volume, these chapters aim to serve as a useful reference for researchers and practitioners alike, and also as reading materials for graduate courses or seminars.