Supply Chain Management, Enterprise Resources Planning (ERP), and Advanced Planning Systems (APS) are important concepts in order to organize and optimize the flow of goods, materials, information and funds. This book, already in its fourth edition, gives a broad and up-to-date overview of the concepts underlying APS. Special emphasis is given to modeling supply chains and implementing APS successfully in industry. Understanding is enhanced by several case studies covering a wide range of industrial sectors. The fourth edition contains updated material, rewritten chapters and additional case studies.

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 Design
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
Strategic Network Design in the Chemical Industry
Computer Assembly
Oil Industry
SCM in a Pharmaceutical Company
Demand Planning of Styrene Plastics
Food and Beverages
Scheduling of Synthetic Granulate
Event-Based Planning for Standard Polymer Products
Conclusions and Outlook
Conclusions and Outlook
Supplement
Forecast Methods
Linear and Mixed Integer Programming
Genetic Algorithms
Constraint Programming.