Logistics, supply chain and operations management : case study collection /
editor, David B. Grant.
- xiii, 364 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Operations management. Nuclear effect of computer malware : impact of politics on computer controlled operational processes ; Real world effects of cyber attacks : security issues in computer controlled production / Jewellery design and manufacture operations : delivery delays and solutions / Sustainability in the hotel industry : the role operating agreements in the hotel industry / Closure of a bank department : the cost of interrupting information supply chains / Demand covering and service level estimation in public services planning : the case of household waste recycling centres / Job shop layout at Jones Medial Laboratories : adjacent department method ; Monument Engineering ltd : aggregate planning ; Mortgage advisor : process flow diagrams / SABE tractors : an applications of linear programming / Lawnmower engines ltd : variable costs, break even points and profit ; Sports co ltd : make or buy decisions ; Pretty kitchens' bag filling machine : calculating the costs of quality / KTP tyres : the use of deseasonalization techniques in demand forecasting / Lucian Tipi -- Brian Lawrence -- Arvind Upadhyay ... [et. al.] -- Brian Lawrence -- Andrea Genovese, Mike Simpson -- Mike Simpson, Andrea Genovese -- Andrea Genovese, Mike Simpson -- Mike Simpson, Andrea Genovese -- Andrea Genovese, Mike Simpson. Case study 1.1: Case study 1.2: Case study 1.3: Case study 1.4: Case study 1.5: Case study 1.6: Case study 1.7: Case study 1.8: Case study 1.9: Case study 1.10: Case study 1.11: Case study 1.12: Case study 1.13: Case study 1.14: Logistics and supply chain management. Maintenance stores dilemma : a case study of Vortex, a maintenance stores operation / Communication in business practice : its central role in supply chain management / Collaborative distribution considering economic and environmental performance ; Data sharing between supply chain actors : advantages and disadvantages ; Supply chain design for e-retailers / Delays entering a container port : a logistics bottleneck / Drivers and barriers in implementing information management systems in European micro enterprises : empirical evidence from a success story / Growth strategies of logistics service providers : a RBV perspective on the logistics industry / Managing sustainability in the fashion supply chain : operationalization and challenges at a UK textile company / Supply chain dreams and nightmares : the risks of unmanaged cost reduction / Uncertainty, disruption and resilience : severe flooding in Bangkok and its effects on supply chains / Supply chain management and return on total net assets : understanding the impact of SCM decisions on financial performance / Managing workers' interests across global supply chain networks : case studies of the garment manufacturing and offshore construction industries / Strategic cost management : lean production at a global vehicle manufacturer / Optimizing shipment options : an application of the transportation problem / Gwynne Richards -- Xia Zhu -- Vahid Mirzabeiki -- Brian Lawrence -- Francesco Pomponi, Lorenzo Coccia, Arvind Upadhyay -- Christian König, Nigel Caldwell -- Piyya Muhammad Rafi-Ul-Shan, Patsy Perry, David B. Grant -- Gerard Chick -- Brian Lawrence -- Simon Templar -- Patsy Perry, Mohamed Adbel-Wahab -- Gerard Chick -- Andrea Genovese, Mike Simpson. Case study 2.1: Case study 2.2: Case study 2.3: Case study 2.4: Case study 2.5: Case study 2.6: Case study 2.7: Case study 2.8: Case study 2.9: Case study 2.10: Case study 2.11: Case study 2.12: Case study 2.13: Case study 2.14: Case study 2.15:
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