Advances in Distribution Logistics

✍ Scribed by Roman Boutellier, Rochus A. Kobler (auth.), Prof. Dr. Bernhard Fleischmann, Prof. Dr. Jo A. E. E. van Nunen, Prof. Dr. M. Grazia Speranza, Prof. Dr. Paul Stähly (eds.)

• Publisher: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
• Year: 1998
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 524
• Series: Lecture Notes in Economics and Mathematical Systems 460
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Distribution logistics have been strongly affected by recent economic trends: globalization of markets, deregulation of the European freight traffic, a growing part of just-in-time deliveries and both increased competition and strategic cooperation between all parties involved. The book covers in a systematic way the strategic, tactical and operational planning of distribution systems and processes. It gives an overview of the relevant quantitative models and techniques as well as of applications in industry presented through numerous case studies. Researchers and practitioners will thus equally benefit from this volume.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages I-XI
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Strategic EuroLogistics Design....Pages 3-25
A Roadmap for Joint Supply-Chain Improvement Projects Based on Real-Life Cases....Pages 27-53
Design of Freight Traffic Networks....Pages 55-81
Strategic Decision Making for Logistics Network Design....Pages 83-109
Delivery service: expectation, performances and costs for a distributor....Pages 111-139
Front Matter....Pages 141-141
A Local Search Heuristic for the Two-Stage Capacitated Facility Location Problem....Pages 143-164
Modelling the Distribution Processes of Tour Operator Catalogues....Pages 165-183
Obtaining Sharp Lower and Upper Bounds for Two-Stage Capacitated Facility Location Problems....Pages 185-213
Parametric Analysis of Fixed Costs in Uncapacitated Facility Location....Pages 215-240
Strategic Logistic Planning by Means of Simple Plant Location: A Case Study....Pages 241-263
Local Search Heuristics for the Design of Freight Carrier Networks....Pages 265-285
Front Matter....Pages 287-287
The Minimization of the Logistic Costs on Sequences of Links with Given Shipping Frequencies....Pages 289-304
Using break quantities for tactical optimisation in multi-stage distribution systems....Pages 305-317
Estimating the length of trunk tours for environmental and cost evaluation of distribution systems....Pages 319-339
Vehicle Routing and Scheduling for Trunk Haulage....Pages 341-371
Front Matter....Pages 373-373
When to apply optimal or heuristic routing of orderpickers....Pages 375-401
Centralized versus Decentralized Control of Internal Transport, a Case Study....Pages 403-420
Front Matter....Pages 421-421
Transshipments in a divergent 2-echelon system....Pages 423-447
Reverse logistics and inventory control with product remanufacturing....Pages 449-479
Forecasting Techniques in Logistics....Pages 481-499
Front Matter....Pages 421-421
Inventory Positioning in a Two-Stage Distribution System with Service Level Constraints....Pages 501-532
Back Matter....Pages 530-535

✦ Subjects

Production/Logistics/Supply Chain Management; Operations Research/Decision Theory