The essays collected in this volume present a broad survey of the state of the art in logistics systems research as viewed by a distinguished group of scholars. The book shows that logistics remains an active, vibrant subject of inquiry. There are several reasons for this continued development. Firstly, logistic systems are extremely complex with many inherent technical problems and fundamentally new approaches to the subject are frequently arising. Secondly, the practical world of logistics has changed markedly over the past few decades, posing significant new challenges to researchers. This volume focuses mainly on the key developments in the last decade, which has witnessed an astonishing leap in our understanding of what logistics is all about.

Logistics of Production and Inventory (Handbooks in Operations Research and Management Science) | S.C. Graves (Editor), A.H.G. Rinnooy Kan (Editor), P.H. Zipkin (Editor) | North Holland

Table of Contents
Part I: Fundamentals
Chapter 1: Single-Product, single-Location models

Part II: Multiple Products and Locations
Chapter 2: Analysis of multistage production systems
Chapter 3: Centralized planning models for multi-echelon inventory systems under uncertainty
Chapter 4: Continuous review policies for multi-level inventory systems with stochastic demand
Chapter 5: Performance evaluation of production networks
Chapter 6: Manufacturing lead times, order release and capacity loading

Part III: Production Planning and Scheduling
Chapter 7: An overview of production planning
Chapter 8: Mathematical programming models and methods for production planning and scheduling
Chapter 9: Sequencing and scheduling: Algorithms and complexity
Chapter 10: Hierarchical production planning

Part IV: Additional Topics
Chapter 11: Requirements planning
Chapter 12: The just-in-time system
Chapter 13: Scientific quality management and management science
Chapter 14: Developments in manufacturing technology and economic evaluation models