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A comprehensive analysis of outsourcing, dynamic pricing, inventory management and more are presented in Supply Chain Management. Modeling techniques are described in detail, in addition to the concepts themselves, from an industrial applications perspective.

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Supply Chain Engineering considers how modern production and operations management techniques can respond to the pressures of the competitive global marketplace. It presents a comprehensive analysis of concepts and models related to outsourcing, dynamic pricing, inventory management, RFID, and flexible and re-configurable manufacturing systems, as well as real-time assignment and scheduling processes. A significant part is also devoted to lean manufacturing, line balancing, facility layout and warehousing techniques. Explanations are based on examples and detailed algorithms while discarding complex and unnecessary theoretical minutiae. All examples have been carefully selected from an industrial application angle. This book is written for students and professors in industrial and systems engineering, management science, operations management and business. It is also an informative reference for managers looking to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of their production systems.

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to Pricing.- Dynamic Pricing Models.- Outsourcing.- Inventory Management in Supply Chains.- Radio-frequency Identification (RFID): Technology and Applications.- X-manufacturing Systems.- Design and Balancing of Paced Assembly Lines.- Advanced Line-balancing Approaches and Generalizations.- Dynamic Scheduling and Real-time Assignment.- Manufacturing Layout.- Warehouse Management and Design.

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