Multiobjective optimization using evolutionary algorithms. Indeed, many books exist in logistics, but they usually focus on the development of a particular theme. The goals of corporate supply chains are to provide customers with the products they want in a timely way and as efficiently and profitably as possible. Designing an integrated logistics network in a supply chain system. This chapter considers logistics network design for the particular case of. Theory, algorithms, and applications for logistics and supply chain management springer series in operations research and financial engineering 2nd edition. Van valkenburg this book network analysis, covers core concepts that are faced by those are amateurs as well as intermediate in the field of electrical engineering. Game theory and data mining techniques for better inbound logistics decisions and planning. He has published widely and his books have been translated into many languages.
Against the background of a global business environment, it explains how the shipping market functions, examining the strategic and operational issues that affect entrepreneurs in this. Logistics and transport management master thesis no 2005. The general design of a transit network is the highest level activity, undertaken only rarely or when major new systems e. Product design coordination so that new and existing products can be optimally integrated into the supply chain, load management. Us defense logistics agency, the worlds largest warehousing operation, stocks over 100 thousand products. Obviously these are strategic decisions because they have a. The objective is to design or reconfigure the logistics network so. The various modeling techniques can allow companies to look at a comparison of the functioning, cost efficiency, and customer service efficiency of the various logistics networks that have been proposed.
It will be of great interest to researchers in the area of supply chain management and logistics, but also to neighbouring fields, such as network management or global operations. The logistics network design is one of the most comprehensive strategic decision problems that needs to be. Logistics is the art of managing the supply chain and science of managing and controlling the flow of goods, information and other resources like energy and people between the point of origin and the point of consumption in order to meet customers requirements. Supply chain network theory supply chain network theory is an integrated theory that includes. Examples of the form include a the determination of road width. Warehouse and distribution centre dc design is a fascinating and absorbing topic, but alas, is often misunderstood. I network theory in order to identify the structure of the supply chain and relationships i optimization theory in order to capture the decisionmakers criteria in the form of objective functions, the decision. His work in the field of logistics and supply chain management has gained international recognition. Supply chain management deals with the management of materials, information, and financial flows in a network consisting of suppliers, manufacturers, distributors, and customers. A logistics perspective refined its think about the supply chain technique by mixing logistics precept with smart functions and consists of updated supplies on the most recent technology, transportation legal. A case study due to multiple acquisitions, the customers logistics network design was overlapping and the number of distribution centers had grown to 64 locations. As of today we have 76,952,453 ebooks for you to download for free. Prior to logictools, she held various supply chain roles at dupont. Design and optimization falls within this perspective and.
In most logistics network design models, the customer demand is exogenous and defined as a consistent quantity for each product. This book is perfect for people designing a supply chain from a bussiness perspective and draws a clear methodology to accomplish this task. Adapting warehouse operations and design to omnichannel. The book reveals a comprehensive insight into the main decision problems of reverse logistics. Quantitative models reverse logistics repub, erasmus university. The council of logistics management defines logistics as follows. Transportation network design princeton university. Obviously these are strategic decisions because they have a longstanding e ect on the rm. Transportation network analysis is concerned primarily with the spatial, but also the temporal, nature of the movement of people and freight across land, where the movement is channelled onto roads or.
Applying optimization and analytics to the global supply chain. First and foremost, thanks to derek nelson for all his modeling and design expertise throughout the years. Network design decisions in supply chain planning 11 the last two categories of decision variables inventory and routing have re ceived increasing attention in the last decade. Sudzucker uses network design to adjust to changing regulations. Logistics and supply chain innovation bridging the gap. The fabric of all societies is held together by networks of various kinds, such as water supply, energy supply, sewage disposal, communication and, perhaps most importantly, transportation. Disciplinary sources of ideas about procurement and supply chain management. The practice of logistics is explained from within a business context so that students will be well grounded in theory and practice to enable them to function effectively and. Transportation network design in a broad sense deeds with the configuration of network to achieve specified objectives. With the development of economic globalization and extension of worldwide electronic marketing, global enterprise services supported by universal supply chain and worldwide logistics become imperative for the business world. A logistics perspective refined its think about the supply chain technique by mixing logistics precept with smart functions and consists of updated supplies on the most recent technology, transportation legal guidelines, pricing, and totally different factors.
Lecture notes in logistics pure research information. There are two variations to the problem, the continuous network design and the discrete network design. Strategic partnership with suppliers, distributors, and customers product design coordination so that new and existing products can be optimally integrated into the supply chain, load management. Reverse logistics, a fairly new concept in logistics, has gained increasing importance as a profitable and sustainable business strategy. Such a uniform demand value does not take advantage of the possibility that different customers have different sensitivity to delivery leadtime. Similarly, a supply chain practitioner might say, theory is fine, but case studies are better. Plantsvendors ports warehouse retailersdistribution centers. Optimized logistics network planning modelbased on. Clear and rigorous in its coverage, the authors begin with an exposition of theory related to traffic engineering and control, transportation. She has been involved with this group since 2006 when the network design tool was owned and produced by logictools. Apart from that, the book also provides the readers with information.
The use of modeling techniques is important to companies who are deciding upon their new logistics network. Martin christopher is emeritus professor of marketing and logistics at cranfield school of management in the united kingdom. Shipping and logistics management serves to consolidate the knowledge its authors have acquired from being educators and observers of the shipping industry. Logistic technology comprises design, dimensioning and optimization of storage. Logistics is part of the supply chain process that plans, implements, and controls the efficient, effective flow and storage of goods, services, and related information from the point of origin to the point of consumption in. This book, written for the logistics manager and researcher, presents a survey of the modern theory and application of logistics. Developing a theory of reverse logistics informs journal. Facilities design, fourth edition explains the ins and outs of facility planning and design.
Part of the decision engineering book series decengin. Almost all supply chain professionals need to know about this discipline. Hau lee stanford supply chain forum call it distribution or logistics or supply chain management. Integrating theory and practices of supply chain management, this book incorporates more than 15 years of supply chain and operations management research and industry consulting experience to both government and industry firms.
Supply chain network design applying optimization and analytics to the global supply chain michael watson, sara lewis. Distribution network design, optimisation and modelling. Pdf network design decisions in supply chain planning. Modern logistics, with a mission to meet the company targets, uses the information resources of the enterprise and creates a database specifically for its needs. Chapter 3 theories about procurement and supply chain management. Building an efficient distribution network requires consideration of several parameters. The book contains papers on theoretical implications as well as papers on a range of key methods, such as modelling, surveys, case studies or action research.
Smith memorial professor director virtual center for supernetworks isenberg school of management university of massachusetts, amherst, massachusetts 01003 and visiting professor of operations management school of business, economics and law gothenburg university, gothenburg, sweden. Pdf designing an integrated logistics network in a supply. Logistics management is the governance of supply chain functions. By whatever name it is the sinuous, gritty, and cumbersome process by which companies move material, parts, and products to customers. Network design, distribution, east europe, health care products, gravity point. The goal of the book is to present the state of the art in the science of logistics management. Strategic network optimization, including the number, location, and size of warehouses, distribution centers and facilities.
Logistics theory a real knowledge of supply and movement factors must be the basis of every leaders plan. The typical inputs to such a process consist of a set of customer zones to serve, a set of products to be manufactured and distributed, demand projections for the different customer zones. Theory, practice and modeling is a guide for integrating multimodal transportation networks and assessing their potential cost and impact on society and the environment. The wellstructured introduction, the broad reference section more than 500 citations and the attempt to enhance the theoretical analysis with plenty of informative case studies all help to increase the book s value. We believe that governments wont take a leading role in executing supply chain security, although they will. Logistics management activities typically include inbound and outbound transportation management, fleet management, warehousing, materials handling, order fulfillment, logistics network design, inventory management, supplydemand planning, and management of third party logistics.
Supply chain network theory professor anna nagurney john f. This book would not have been possible with out this experience. Logistics and management information systems from penn state university and is a fre. Logistics network an overview sciencedirect topics. Material handling is concerned with the movement, storage, and control of materials in a production process. Multi objective optimization using evolutionary algorithms. In order to improve the spatial layout of the logistics industry strategic planning system and thoroughly breakdown the previous logistics division based on administrative division boundaries, an improved logistics network model is presented in the article based on traffic accessibility. By whatever name it is the sinuous, gritty, and cumbersome process by. The primary purpose of a supply chain network design is to assess company policies and programs and to meet targets to accomplish long. The purpose of this paper is to increase the understanding of how warehouse operations and design are affected by the move toward integrated omnichannels. The logistics network design is one of the most comprehensive strategic decision problems that needs to be optimized for the longterm efficient operation of manure and municipal sewage bscs. While we cannot thank everyone we worked with, we would like to take the time to acknowledge some of our colleagues. Material handling and logistics are expensive operations which comprise of 10 % to 80 % of the product cost and this percentage tends to rise for inexpensive or commodity products. A read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors, clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the fulltext.
The coverage focuses on how to build a competitive supply chain using. One importance aspect in lndp is to deal with uncertainty, like uncertain setup costs of facilities, uncertain transportation costs and customer demands alumur et al. What are supply chain and logistics network modeling and. Pdf multi objective outbound logistics network design for a. If you dont want to wait have a look at our ebook offers and start reading immediately. Operations management and supply chain network theory. Here are 10 recent supply chain case studies that provide a. The 7 principles to warehouse and distribution centre design. Theories about procurement and supply chain management. Apr 11, 2018 the use of modeling techniques is important to companies who are deciding upon their new logistics network. Mathematical optimization techniques, including exact algorithms. In this chapter, the logistics network models are introduced, consolidating different. This book takes a very technical subject and makes it. The whole book is based in the concept of tradeoffs in a supply chain as a main design guide, instead of detailed technical considerations regarding network theory.
The objectives of the model are table 1 literature survey of reverse logistics network design and. Location of customers, stocking points and sourceslocation theory. Lectures in supplychain optimization stanford university. Then we present the gathered data, on an organized approach that support a further analysis, concerning the current situation. Call it distribution or logistics or supply chain management. The more warehouses within the network meant that more inventory was in the total system, more fixed cost, and less opportunity to consolidate their inbound and outbound shipments of the warehouses. Reverse logistics quantitative models for closedloop. It is argued that an actors learning capacity is a key influence on this process of building a network theory, 124 which in turn influences the actors network perceptions. Regrettably, few people fully understand the discipline of warehouse design and because of this, literally thousands of facilities are underperforming.
Pdf the logistic network of a company is part of the global logistic network that. This book is aimed at an important and underserved niche within the supply chain market. This paper aims to strive to close the current research gap pertaining to potential implications of the blockchain for supply chain management scm by presenting a framework built on four established economic theories, namely, principal agent theory pat, transaction cost analysis tca, resourcebased view rbv and network theory nt. Redesigning the corresponding logistics network is considered in the. This third edition includes new chapters on the subjects of game theory, the power of process flexibility, supply chain. Additional gift options are available when buying one ebook at a time.
A reference for both student and professional, the book addresses facilities design and layout problems in manufacturing systems and covers layout, logistics, supply chain, warehousing, and materials handling. A twostage robust approach for the reliable logistics. I describe a holistic view of reverse logistics and distill 11 insights for successful implementation of reverse logistics from the existing literature and published case studies. The network design then feeds an element of route design and stop layout, in which the more specific physical facilities for the routes and stops or stations are implemented. Fashion supply chain management through cost and time. Network design for public transport success theory and examples gustav nielsen institute of transport economic truls lange civitas group of consultants oslo, norway introduction this paper is about the design of public transport service concepts and networks in. Taking a global logistics network composed of plant or production site ps, distribution center dc, and. Stanford supply chain forum call it distribution or logistics or supply chain management.
This contributed volume presents stateoftheart advances in logistics theory in various fields as well as case studies. In part i of this book, the general principles and strategies of modern logistics. Logistics network design leancor supply chain group. The emphasis of this book is on the practical logistics operation and includes associated topics from the operation of a warehouse to the financial control of a facility. Strategic network design is about selecting the right number, location, and size of warehouses, plants, and production lines. This book would not have been possible without this experience.
A supplychain network can be strategically designed in such a way as to reduce the cost of the supply chain. In this case, the logistics in 42 sheets offers an overview of the key elements. The configuration of the networks is comprised of critical decisions that affect the biomass flow and associated costs. The logistica spreadsheet shows you the calculations from the book. The book contains explanations of the nyquist criterion, gauss elimination method, as well as tellegans theorem. Fundamentals of transportationnetwork design and frequency. The logistics networki the objective of this chapter is to present some issues involved in the design and con guration of the logistics network. It is also a good starting point if you want to test other ideas. The book reports on a number of recently conducted studies in the dinalog and the effizienzcluster logistikruhr, thus bridging the gap between different perspectives of. Structuring global supply chain networks is a complex decisionmaking process. Fashion supply chain management through cost and time minimization from a network perspective. No current book covers the theory and practice in a way that ensures readers will be successful with this discipline in the field.