"... To sum up, there should be a copy on the bookshelf of all engineers responsible for detailed planning of the Product Delivery Process (PDP). The Editors highlight the impressive gains reported by companies exploiting the potential of coordinating organizational units and integrating information flows and planning efforts along a supply chain. This publication is strong on coordination and planning. It is therefore recommended as an up-to-date source book for these particular aspects of SCM." International Journal of Production Research 2001/Vol. 39/13

Zusammenfassung

Supply Chain Management concerns organizational aspects of integrating

legally separated firms as well as coordinating material

and information flows within a production-distribution network.

Enterprise Resources Planning (ERP) systems being used for

transaction handling and order execution in most firms today have

been supplemented by Advanced Planning Systems (APS) for

coordinating flows, exploiting bottlenecks and keeping due dates.

This book provides insights regarding the concepts underlying

APS. Special emphasis is given to modelling supply chains and

implementing APS in industry successfully. Understanding is enhanced

through the use of case studies as well as an introduction to the solution

algorithms used.

For the third edition the content of the book has been updated

thoroughly taking into account latest APS software developments,

research results and experiences with APS implementation projects.

Two new case studies have been added resulting in a total

of six case studies now covering a wide range of industrial sectors

and ideas to implement APS successfully. Finally, a new chapter on "Purchasing & Material

Requirements Planning" complements the description of APS.

Inhalt
Basics of Supply Chain Management.- Supply Chain Management An Overview.- Supply Chain Analysis.- Types of Supply Chains.- Advanced Planning.- Concepts of Advanced Planning Systems.- Structure of Advanced Planning Systems.- Strategic Network Planning.- Demand Planning.- Master Planning.- Demand Fulfilment and ATP.- Production Planning and Scheduling.- Purchasing and Material Requirements Planning.- Distribution and Transport Planning.- Coordination and Integration.- Collaborative Planning.- Implementing Advanced Planning Systems.- The Definition of a Supply Chain Project.- The Selection Process.- The Implementation Process.- Actual APS and Case Studies.- Architecture of Selected APS.- SCM in a Pharmaceutical Company.- Food and Beverages.- Computer Assembly.- Demand Planning of Styrene Plastics.- Semiconductor Manufacturing.- Scheduling of Synthetic Granulate.- Conclusions and Outlook.- Conclusions and Outlook.- Supplement.- Forecast Methods.- Linear and Mixed Integer Programming.- Genetic Algorithms.- Constraint Programming.