Supply chain management and its applications in computer science

Content: List of Figures ix     List of Tables xi     Glossary xiii     Introduction xv     Chapter 1. Preliminaries in Decision-Making 1     1.1. Introduction 1     1.2. Decision-making problems 2     1.3. Optimization modeling of a decision problem 3     1.3.1. Notation 4     1.3.2. Features of an optimization problem 5     1.3.3. A didactic example 6     1.4. Game theory modeling of a decision problem 7     1.4.1. Notation 7     1.4.2. The coalition formation problem 8     1.4.3. The stability concepts 10     1.5. Allocation methods 11     1.5.1. Shapley value allocation 11     1.6. Conclusion 12     Chapter 2. Introduction to Supply Chain Management 13     2.1. Introduction 13     2.2. Main elements of the supply chain 13     2.3. Main activities in the supply chain 18     2.3.1. The ordering problem 18     2.3.2. The warehousing problem 19     2.3.3. The transportation problem 19     2.3.4. The inventory problem 20     2.3.5. Computer science applications in supply chain management 21     2.4. Decision levels in the supply chain 22     2.4.1. Strategic level 23     2.4.2. Tactical level 23     2.4.3. Operational level 23     2.5. Conclusion 23     Chapter 3. The Ordering Problem 25     3.1. Introduction 25     3.2. Terminology 26     3.3. The one supplier   one retailer ordering problem 26     3.3.1. An example of the one   one ordering problem 28     3.3.2. Summary 28     3.4. The one supplier   multiple retailers ordering problem 29     3.4.1. Fixed purchasing price 30     3.4.2. An example of the 1     n ordering problem 30     3.4.3. Quantity-dependent purchasing price 30     3.5. The multiple suppliers   one retailer ordering problem 31     3.6. The multiple suppliers   multiple retailers ordering problem 32     3.7. Conclusion 36     Chapter 4. The Warehousing Problem 37     4.1. Introduction 37     4.2. Problem description 38     4.2.1. Terminology 39     4.2.2. Inputs/outputs of the WP 40     4.2.3. WP variants 40     4.3. WP with variable cost/without conflicts 42     4.3.1. Mathematical formulation 42     4.3.2. An example 42     4.4. WP with fixed cost/without conflicts 44     4.4.1. Mathematical formulation 44     4.4.2. An example 44     4.5. WP with variable cost/with conflicts 46     4.5.1. Mathematical formulation 47     4.5.2. An example 47     4.6. WP with fixed cost/with conflicts 50     4.6.1. Mathematical formulation 50     4.6.2. An example 50     4.7. A DSS design for the warehousing problem 53     4.8. Example 54     4.9. Answer 55     4.10. Conclusion 56     Chapter 5. Inventory Management 57     5.1. Introduction 57     5.2. Definition of inventory management 58     5.3. Purposes of inventory 59     5.4. Inventory modeling 59     5.4.1. Terminology 60     5.4.2. Economic order quantity model 60     5.4.3. Examples 61     5.5. Conclusion 63     Chapter 6. The Delivery in the Supply Chain 65     6.1. Introduction 65     6.2. The delivery process in the SC 67     6.3. Problem description 68     6.3.1. Terminology 70     6.3.2. Inputs/outputs of the delivery 70     6.3.3. Delivery variants 70     6.4. First Variant: delivery with capacitated trucks 70     6.4.1. CVRP specification 71     6.4.2. Mathematical formulation of the CVRP 71     6.5. Second Variant: delivery with time windows 72     6.5.1. VRPTW specification 72     6.5.2. Mathematical formulation of the VRPTW 73     6.6. A real case study: the case of Tunisia 74     6.7. Alternative resolution approaches for the delivery problem 75     6.7.1. A tabu search approach for solving the delivery problem 75     6.7.2. A genetic algorithm for solving the delivery problem 76     6.8. A DSS design for the delivery problem 78     6.9. Conclusion 79     Bibliography 81     Index 85