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The Management of Transshipment Terminals. Decision Support for Terminal Operations in Finished Vehicle Supply Chains.
Dirk Christian Mattfeld
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Hardback. Provides a treatment of the transshipment operation and processes on the shipment of automobiles. This work incorporates Network Optimization, Logistics, Distribution, Transportation, and Supply Chain Management into a framework of Information Systems for an understanding of the development of transshipment terminals in the global economy. Series: Operations Research/Computer Science Interfaces Series. Num Pages: 178 pages, 54 black & white illustrations, 13 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: KJMV8. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 980.
1.1 Freight Transshipment We observe an ongoing trend towards globalized industrial produc tion. Multinational companies aim at strategic competitive advantages by distributing their activities around the globe. As a result, the in dividual supply chains become longer and more complex. Next to the supply chain reliability, companies try to keep supply chains cost effi cient and responsive, i.e. warrant short order fulfillment lead times (Siirie and Wagner, 2005). The above goals dictate low inventory levels at the stages of a supply chain as well as a high frequency of transports between the partners involved. Supply Chain Requirements. Detailed performance measures ... Read more
1.1 Freight Transshipment We observe an ongoing trend towards globalized industrial produc tion. Multinational companies aim at strategic competitive advantages by distributing their activities around the globe. As a result, the in dividual supply chains become longer and more complex. Next to the supply chain reliability, companies try to keep supply chains cost effi cient and responsive, i.e. warrant short order fulfillment lead times (Siirie and Wagner, 2005). The above goals dictate low inventory levels at the stages of a supply chain as well as a high frequency of transports between the partners involved. Supply Chain Requirements. Detailed performance measures ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
178
Condition
New
Series
Operations Research/Computer Science Interfaces Series
Number of Pages
178
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9780387308531
SKU
V9780387308531
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