TY  - BOOK
AU  - Grant,David B.
TI  - Logistics, supply chain and operations management: case study collection 
SN  - 9780749475956
AV  - HD38.5 .L64 2016
U1  - 658.7 23
PY  - 2016///
CY  - London, United Kingdom, Philadelphia, PA, USA
PB  - Kogan Page Limited
KW  - Business logistics
KW  - Case studies
KW  - Industrial engineering
KW  - fast
KW  - Operations Management
KW  - gnd
KW  - Logistikplanung
KW  - Supply Chain Management
KW  - Business and Management
KW  - ukslc
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Operations management; Case study 1.1; Nuclear effect of computer malware : impact of politics on computer controlled operational processes; Case study 1.2; Real world effects of cyber attacks : security issues in computer controlled production; Lucian Tipi --; Case study 1.3; Jewellery design and manufacture operations : delivery delays and solutions; Brian Lawrence --; Case study 1.4; Sustainability in the hotel industry : the role operating agreements in the hotel industry; Arvind Upadhyay ... [et. al.] --; Case study 1.5; Closure of a bank department : the cost of interrupting information supply chains; Brian Lawrence --; Case study 1.6; Demand covering and service level estimation in public services planning : the case of household waste recycling centres; Andrea Genovese, Mike Simpson --; Case study 1.7; Job shop layout at Jones Medial Laboratories : adjacent department method; Case study 1.8; Monument Engineering ltd : aggregate planning; Case study 1.9; Mortgage advisor : process flow diagrams; Mike Simpson, Andrea Genovese --; Case study 1.10; SABE tractors : an applications of linear programming; Andrea Genovese, Mike Simpson --; Case study 1.11; Lawnmower engines ltd : variable costs, break even points and profit; Case study 1.12; Sports co ltd : make or buy decisions; Case study 1.13; Pretty kitchens' bag filling machine : calculating the costs of quality; Mike Simpson, Andrea Genovese --; Case study 1.14; KTP tyres : the use of deseasonalization techniques in demand forecasting; Andrea Genovese, Mike Simpson; Logistics and supply chain management; Case study 2.1; Maintenance stores dilemma : a case study of Vortex, a maintenance stores operation; Gwynne Richards --; Case study 2.2; Communication in business practice : its central role in supply chain management; Xia Zhu --; Case study 2.3; Collaborative distribution considering economic and environmental performance; Case study 2.4; Data sharing between supply chain actors : advantages and disadvantages; Case study 2.5; Supply chain design for e-retailers; Vahid Mirzabeiki --; Case study 2.6; Delays entering a container port : a logistics bottleneck; Brian Lawrence --; Case study 2.7; Drivers and barriers in implementing information management systems in European micro enterprises : empirical evidence from a success story; Francesco Pomponi, Lorenzo Coccia, Arvind Upadhyay --; Case study 2.8; Growth strategies of logistics service providers : a RBV perspective on the logistics industry; Christian König, Nigel Caldwell --; Case study 2.9; Managing sustainability in the fashion supply chain : operationalization and challenges at a UK textile company; Piyya Muhammad Rafi-Ul-Shan, Patsy Perry, David B. Grant --; Case study 2.10; Supply chain dreams and nightmares : the risks of unmanaged cost reduction; Gerard Chick --; Case study 2.11; Uncertainty, disruption and resilience : severe flooding in Bangkok and its effects on supply chains; Brian Lawrence --; Case study 2.12; Supply chain management and return on total net assets : understanding the impact of SCM decisions on financial performance; Simon Templar --; Case study 2.13; Managing workers' interests across global supply chain networks : case studies of the garment manufacturing and offshore construction industries; Patsy Perry, Mohamed Adbel-Wahab --; Case study 2.14; Strategic cost management : lean production at a global vehicle manufacturer; Gerard Chick --; Case study 2.15; Optimizing shipment options : an application of the transportation problem; Andrea Genovese, Mike Simpson
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