Enterprise Networks and Logistics for Agile Manufacturing

Enterprise Networks and Logistics for Agile Manufacturing presents a focused collection of quality chapters on state-of-the-art research efforts in the areas of enterprise networks and logistics, as well as their practical applications towards agile manufacturing. With the increasing decentralisatio...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Wang, Lihui (Editor), Koh, S.C. Lenny (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London Springer London 2010, 2010
Edition:1st ed. 2010
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Overview of Enterprise Networks and Logistics for Agile Manufacturing
  • A Review of Research and Practice for the Industrial Networks of the Future
  • Agile Manufacturing in Complex Supply Networks
  • Enterprise Network and Supply Chain Structure: the Role of Fit
  • Enterprise Networks and Information and Communications Technology Standardisation
  • Collaborative Demand Planning: Creating Value Through Demand Signals
  • Value Creation and Supplier Selection: an Empirical Analysis
  • Supplier Selection in Agile Manufacturing Using Fuzzy Analytic Hierarchy Process
  • A Sustainable Green Supply Chain for Globally Integrated Networks
  • A Multi-agent Framework for Agile Outsourced Supply Chains
  • Agent-based Simulation and Simulation-based Optimisation for Supply Chain Management
  • Analysing Interactions among Battery Recycling Barriers in the Reverse Supply Chain
  • Design of Reverse Supply Chains in Support of Agile Closed-loop Logistics Networks
  • The Evolution of Logistics Service Providers and the Role of Internet-based Applications in Facilitating Global Operations
  • A Heuristic for Heterogeneous Capacitated Pick-up and Delivery Logistics Problems with Time Windows in Agile Manufacturing and the Distribution Supply Chain
  • Visualisation and Verification of Communication Protocols for Networked Distributed Systems
  • Robustness and Capability Indices in the Optimisation of an Airline’s Fleet – Bridging Contradicting Outcomes