Optimization and Decision Support Systems for Supply Chains

Editors: Ana Paula Barbosa Póvoa, Albert Corominas, João Luís de Miranda



This contributed volume presents a collection of materials on supply chain management including industry-based case studies addressing petrochemical, pharmaceutical, manufacturing and reverse logistics topics. Moreover, the book covers sustainability issues, as well as optimization approaches. The target audience comprises academics, industry managers, and practitioners in the field of supply chain management, being the book also beneficial for graduate students

Table of contents

Front Matter

Optimising Sustainable Supply Chains: A Summarised View of Current and Future Perspectives

Enterprise Systems and Supply Chains

Downstream Oil Products Distribution Planning: A Portuguese Case Study

Reverse Logistics: Concept, Evolution and Marketing Challenges

Optimization Concepts—I: Introductory Level

Optimization Concepts: II—A More Advanced Level

Multiobjective Interval Transportation Problems: A Short Review

Lean Management and Supply Chain Management: Common Practices

Multi-echelon Supply Chain Optimization: Methods and Application Examples

Optimization Lab Sessions: Major Features and Applications of IBM CPLEX

An Introduction to the Resource Constrained Project Scheduling Problem Solving Techniques

Sustainability Analysis of Industrial Processes