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Resource Allocation in Service and Logistics Systems

Author : Ying Chen (Ph. D.)
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 182 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (988 download)

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Download or read book Resource Allocation in Service and Logistics Systems written by Ying Chen (Ph. D.) and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Resource allocation is a problem commonly encountered in strategic planning, where a typical objective is to minimize the associated cost or maximize the resulting profit. It is studied analytically and numerically for service and logistics systems in this dissertation, with the major resource being people, services or trucks. First, a staffing level problem is analyzed for large-scale single-station queueing systems. The system manager operates an Erlang-C queueing system with a quality-of-service (QoS) constraint on the probability that a customer is queued. However, in this model, the arrival rate is uncertain in the sense that even the arrival-rate distribution is not completely known to the manager. Rather, the manager has an estimate of the support of the arrival-rate distribution and the mean. The goal is to determine the number of servers needed to satisfy the quality of service constraint. Two models are explored. First, the constraint is enforced on an overall delay probability, given the probability that different feasible arrival-rate distributions are selected. In the second case, the constraint has to be satisfied by every possible distribution. For both problems, asymptotically optimal solutions are developed based on Halfin-Whitt type scalings. The work is followed by a discussion on solution uniqueness with a joint QoS constraint and a given arrival-rate distribution in multi-station systems. Second, an extension to Naor’s analysis on the joining or balking problem in observable M=M=1 queues and its variant in unobservable M=M=1 queues is presented to incorporate parameter uncertainty. The arrival-rate distribution is known to all, but the exact arrival rate is unknown in both cases. The optimal joining strategies are obtained and compared from the perspectives of individual customers, the social optimizer and the profit maximizer, where differences are recognized between the results for systems with deterministic and stochastic arrival rates. Finally, an integrated ordering and inbound shipping problem is formulated for an assembly plant with a large number of suppliers. The objective is to minimize the annual total cost with a static strategy. Potential transportation modes include full truckload shipping and less than truckload shipping, the former of which allows customized routing while the latter does not. A location-based model is applied in search of near-optimal solutions instead of an exact model with vehicle routing, and numerical experiments are conducted to investigate the insights of the problem.

A Supply Chain Logistics Program for Warehouse Management

Author : David E. Mulcahy
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 0849305756
Total Pages : 549 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (493 download)

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Book Synopsis A Supply Chain Logistics Program for Warehouse Management by : David E. Mulcahy

Download or read book A Supply Chain Logistics Program for Warehouse Management written by David E. Mulcahy and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2008-05-28 with total page 549 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A well-planned, well-structured warehouse management system (WMS) offers significant advantages to an organization, particularly in its ability to make warehouse operations more efficient, more cost effective, and more responsive. A Supply Chain Logistics Program for Warehouse Management details the concepts, applications, and practices necessary for the successful management of a WMS program, including the selection and adoption of the right software.Taking a process approach to a generic warehouse and its workings, the authors trace a product’s life cycle from its receipt at a warehouse, through its outbound shipment, and to its eventual return. This approach illustrates the logistics of a well-run supply chain and how it works in relation to every phase of a warehouse’s operation. The book details each phase and its related process, demonstrating how every component fits into the overall operation. Specific topics include how to reduce product damage, enhance identified product flow and track inventory, increase employee productivity, improve customer service, reduce warehouse operating costs, improve profits, and assure asset protection. The book also presents guidelines, tips and checklists so the reader can view how each component is carried out. Whether a warehouse operation supports a small, medium, or large business, A Supply Chain Logistics Program for Warehouse Management is an important book to have in order to design a system that reduces operating costs, improves products, and maintains timely delivery to customers.

Real-Time Management of Resource Allocation Systems

Author : Spyros A. Reveliotis
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 0387239677
Total Pages : 248 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (872 download)

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Book Synopsis Real-Time Management of Resource Allocation Systems by : Spyros A. Reveliotis

Download or read book Real-Time Management of Resource Allocation Systems written by Spyros A. Reveliotis and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2006-07-18 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Real-Time Management of Resource Allocation Systems focuses on the problem of managing the resource allocation taking place within the operational context of many contemporary technological applications, including flexibly automated production systems, automated railway and/or monorail transportation systems, electronic workflow management systems, and business transaction supporting systems. A distinct trait of all these applications is that they limit the role of the human element to remote high-level supervision, while placing the burden of the real-time monitoring and coordination of the ongoing activity upon a computerized control system. Hence, any applicable control paradigm must address not only the issues of throughput maximization, work-in-process inventory reduction, and delay and cost minimization, that have been the typical concerns for past studies on resource allocation, but it must also guarantee the operational correctness and the behavioral consistency of the underlying automated system. The resulting problem is rather novel for the developers of these systems, since, in the past, many of its facets were left to the jurisdiction of the present human intelligence. It is also complex, due to the high levels of choice – otherwise known as flexibility – inherent in the operation of these environments.

Introduction to Logistics Systems Planning and Control

Author : Gianpaolo Ghiani
Publisher : Wiley
ISBN 13 : 0470091657
Total Pages : 360 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (7 download)

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Download or read book Introduction to Logistics Systems Planning and Control written by Gianpaolo Ghiani and published by Wiley. This book was released on 2004-03-05 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Logistics is defined as a business planning framework for the management of material, service, information and capital flows. Logistic systems have received considerable attention in the last 10 years, as they constitute one of the cornerstones in the design and control of production systems and the modeling of supply chains. This renewed interest is partly due to the recognition that well-known planning and control systems such as ‘Manufacturing Resources Planning’ and ‘Just in Time’ systems fail to establish a sound integration of lead time management, capacity planning and quality considerations. This book uniquely: Presents a balanced treatment of quantitative methods for logistics systems planning, organization and control. Each topic is illustrated with real examples. Each chapter features an annotated bibliography of key references. Features a number of case studies that show how the methods can be applied to complex logistics problems. Assumes only a basic knowledge of operations research. Supported by a Website (http://wileylogisticsbook.dii.unile.it) featuring exercises and teaching material. A unique, leading edge title for researchers, practitioners, and students of logistics and supply chain management, in both academia; engineering, computer science, management science, undergraduate, graduate students and industry professionals.

Modeling and Optimization of Resource Allocation in Supply Chain Management Problems

Author : Qi Yuan (Logistician)
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 130 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (131 download)

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Book Synopsis Modeling and Optimization of Resource Allocation in Supply Chain Management Problems by : Qi Yuan (Logistician)

Download or read book Modeling and Optimization of Resource Allocation in Supply Chain Management Problems written by Qi Yuan (Logistician) and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Resource allocation in supply chain management studies how to allocate the limited available resources economically/optimally to satisfy the demands. It is an important research area in operations research. This dissertation focuses on the modeling and optimization of three problems. The first part of the dissertation investigates an important and unique problem in a supply chain distribution network, namely minimum cost network flow with variable lower bounds (MCNF-VLB). This type of network can be used to optimize the utilization of distribution channels (i.e., resources) in a large supply network, in order to minimize the total cost while satisfying flow conservation, lower and upper bounds, and demand/supply constraints. The second part of the dissertation introduces a novel method adopted from multi-product inventory control to optimally allocate the cache space and the frequency (i.e., resources) for multi-stream data prefetching in computer science. The objective is to minimize the cache miss level (backorder level), while satisfying the cache space (inventory space) and the total prefetching frequency (total order frequency) constraints. Also, efforts have also been made to extend the model for a multi-level, multi-stream prefetching system. The third part of the dissertation studies the joint capacity (i.e., resources) and demand allocation problem in a service delivery network. The objective is to minimize the total cost while satisfying a required service reliability, which measures the probability of satisfying customer demand within a delivery time interval.

Resource Allocation Techniques for Logistics Management

Author : Craig C. Sherbrooke
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 15 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (227 download)

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Download or read book Resource Allocation Techniques for Logistics Management written by Craig C. Sherbrooke and published by . This book was released on 1969 with total page 15 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The paper describes a portion of the RAND logistics effort in resource allocation during the past six years. The objective is to demonstrate that the family of models discussed here (six in all) is applicable to all military services, to hardware contractors who are serious about integrated logistics support (ILS), and to non-military users such as the airlines. It appears that some of the models and many of the research techniques are even general enough to be used by medium-sized companies engaged in manufacturing and distribution. The models themselves might be described as supply related, but in the broadest sense to include maintenance and operations. They address the problems of asset management including what and when to buy, where to place materiel, and where and when to repair. Each model runs on a computer, but the computer time is kept to a minimum because each model is analytic; none use simulation. The models are all normative in the sense that they can analyze alternative support postures. (Author).

Introduction to Logistics Systems Management

Author : Gianpaolo Ghiani
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1119789397
Total Pages : 612 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (197 download)

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Download or read book Introduction to Logistics Systems Management written by Gianpaolo Ghiani and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2022-12-19 with total page 612 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: INTRODUCTION TO LOGISTICS SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT The updated new edition of the award-winning introductory textbook on logistics system management Introduction to Logistics Systems Management provides an in-depth introduction to the methodological aspects of planning, organization, and control of logistics for organizations in the private, public and non-profit sectors. Based on the authors’ extensive teaching, research, and industrial consulting experience, this classic textbook is used in universities worldwide to teach students the use of quantitative methods for solving complex logistics problems. Fully updated and revised, the third edition places increased emphasis on the complexity and flexibility required by modern logistics systems. In this context, the extensive use of data, descriptive analytics, predictive models, and optimization techniques will be invaluable to support the decisions and actions of logistics and supply chain managers. Throughout the book, brand-new case studies and numerical examples illustrate how various methods can be used in industrial and service logistics to reduce costs and improve service levels. The book: includes new models and techniques that have emerged over the past decade; describes methodologies for logistics decision making, forecasting, logistics system design, procurement, warehouse management, and freight transportation management; includes end-of-chapter exercises, Microsoft® Excel® files and Python computer codes for each algorithm covered; includes access to a companion website with additional exercises, links to video tutorials, and supplementary teaching material. To facilitate creation of course material, additional LaTeX source data containing the formulae, optimization models, tables and algorithms described in the book is available to instructors. Introduction to Logistics Systems Management, Third Edition remains an essential textbook for senior undergraduate and graduate students in engineering, computer science, and anagement science courses. It is also a highly useful reference for academic researchers and industry practitioners alike.

Economic Analysis and Military Resource Allocation

Author : T. Arthur Smith
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 198 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (31 download)

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Download or read book Economic Analysis and Military Resource Allocation written by T. Arthur Smith and published by . This book was released on 1968 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Integrated Logistics Support Planning Guide for DoD Systems and Equipment

Author : United States. Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Installations and Logistics)
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 152 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Book Synopsis Integrated Logistics Support Planning Guide for DoD Systems and Equipment by : United States. Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Installations and Logistics)

Download or read book Integrated Logistics Support Planning Guide for DoD Systems and Equipment written by United States. Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Installations and Logistics) and published by . This book was released on 1968 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Logistics management operationalised in a healthcare context

Author : Malin Wiger
Publisher : Linköping University Electronic Press
ISBN 13 : 9176853292
Total Pages : 457 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (768 download)

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Download or read book Logistics management operationalised in a healthcare context written by Malin Wiger and published by Linköping University Electronic Press. This book was released on 2018-05-14 with total page 457 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Healthcare improvements is constantly relevant and an important topic. Healthcare is frequently being called upon to be more cost-efficient and still fulfil demands regarding waiting times, quality and availability. Experience from structural changes in other contexts gives reason to be positive about the potential for logistics improvements in the healthcare sector as well. From a logistics perspective patients pass different care functions, units, organisations and health facilities. It is assumed that logistics management knowledge applied in healthcare can lead to lower costs, shorter waiting times, better patient service, shorter treatment times and increased capacity. This dissertation therefore presents an exploration of how logistics management theories can be operationalised in a healthcare context to understand care chain effectiveness. Theoretically, the operationalisation is done by systems theory creating compatibility between logistics management theories and the healthcare context. As a first step, features for a logistics system forms features for achieving care chain effectiveness. High care chain effectiveness is thus a desired condition and the care delivery system is the tool to achieve it. As the final step in the operationalisation the features for care chain effectiveness are in turn used to analyse today’s practices. Empirically, the research is based on qualitative data from a single case study with multiple units of analysis. It includes four care units at one of Sweden’s university hospitals, where the data is gathered through interviews, insight into management systems and document analysis. One of the main results is the 21 areas identified for analysing today’s practices by means of features for care chain effectiveness. Another main result is the four important concepts revealed through the operationalisation: Lead time - the episode of care from order to delivery as the amount of time for patient cases between first contact with healthcare and the last.Patient order fulfilment - fulfilment of patients’ needs, broken down into several smaller steps performed over time within different care units in one or several organisations, consisting of five sub-processes - order handling, diagnosis, treatment, follow-up, and discharge.True demand – patients’ needs that is to be met and thus sets what care to deliver, i.e. the production plan and the subordinate resource plan.System boundaries - defines which care units to include when focusing on the care delivery system’s performance as a whole and should be more important than the performance and productivity of each individual care unit. A number of direct suggestions for care chain improvement can also be found in the concluding remarks, for example that objectives linked to economic influx or penalty narrow the system and that lead time data on an aggregated level is needed to cover episodes of care. The theoretical contribution of the dissertation is to the field of logistics management through the methodological development of using these theories in a new context. The managerial contribution is to healthcare managers through providing opportunities to improve care chains primarily by means of a greater understanding of care delivery systems.

Resource Allocation Problems in Supply Chains

Author : K. Ganesh
Publisher : Emerald Group Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1785603981
Total Pages : 197 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (856 download)

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Download or read book Resource Allocation Problems in Supply Chains written by K. Ganesh and published by Emerald Group Publishing. This book was released on 2015-08-10 with total page 197 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Resource Allocation is the utilization of available resources in the system. This book focuses on development of models for 6 new, complex classes of RA problems in Supply Chain networks, focusing on bi-objectives, dynamic input data, and multiple performance measure based allocation and integrated allocation, and routing with complex constraints.

Comprehensive Logistics

Author : Timm Gudehus
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 3540686525
Total Pages : 893 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (46 download)

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Download or read book Comprehensive Logistics written by Timm Gudehus and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2010-06-09 with total page 893 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Modern logistics comprises operative logistics, analytical logistics and management of performance networks. Central task of operative logistics is the efficient supply of required goods at the right place in the right order at the right time. Tasks of analytical logistics are to design optimal supply networks and logistic systems, to develop strategies for planning, scheduling and operation and to organize efficient order and performance processes. Logistic management has to plan, implement and operate performance networks and to schedule the orders, resources and inventories. This reference-book offers a unique survey of modern logistics. It contains methods, rules and tools for the solution of a broad variety of problems. The algorithms and formulas can be used for the computer-based planning of logistic systems and for the dynamic scheduling of orders and resources in supply networks. The analytically derived rules and strategies enable considerable improvements of performance, quality and costs. Their practical application is demonstrated by several examples from industry, trade and logistic service providers. An extensive index makes the book a dictionary of modern logistics. The book is written for managers, planners and consultants, for economists and engineers, for theorists and practitioners, for scientists, students and others who are interested in logistics and performance networks.

Managing Logistics Systems

Author : John M. Longshore
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1000595358
Total Pages : 305 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (5 download)

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Download or read book Managing Logistics Systems written by John M. Longshore and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2022-06-09 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This textbook introduces logistics from a broad perspective to include all activities throughout the product and service life cycle pertaining to supply chain and logistics management, the physical supply and distribution of products, and the corresponding maintenance and support. It recognizes the mutual interdependence of the major functional areas of the organization including marketing, production, and finance. The emphasis throughout the text is on logistics in the context of a total business system design process. It views the business as a "system", managing logistics within that system, and thus transforming their Supply Chain. Pedagogy to aid learning is incorporated throughout every chapter, with chapter objectives, case studies, and concept checks. This text is intended for both upper-level undergraduate and lower-level graduate students in both Business and Engineering on logistics and supply chain tracks. It can also serve as a reference for practitioners actively engaged in day-to-day management of logistics and supply chain activities. Supplementary online resources include an instructors’ manual, chapter-by-chapter PowerPoint slides, glossary, and a test bank of exam questions.

Optimal Resource Allocations for Space Logistics Missions

Author : Joseph Delfico
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 21 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (227 download)

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Download or read book Optimal Resource Allocations for Space Logistics Missions written by Joseph Delfico and published by . This book was released on 1969 with total page 21 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The problem of transporting space hardware from earth to orbit utilizing reusable logistics systems is addressed with the objective of determining the payload capacity of the vehicle which will minimize total system resource expenditures for a given annual orbital delivery requirement. A simple method for determining the minimum cost parameters of the transportation system is presented utilizing the Lagrangian multipler technique. Trends and sensitivities of the resultant solutions are discussed. (Author).

Logistics

Author : Hessel Visser
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1000036200
Total Pages : 534 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Logistics written by Hessel Visser and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-11-08 with total page 534 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Logistics: Principles & Practice is a general introduction to the subject. This specialized field is fast moving – fulfilling orders on time is of crucial importance in the modern age of internet economy and just-in-time production. Besides dealing with the logistics of purchasing, production and distribution, the book also examines common ground with marketing, quality and production design. This integrated approach ensures that important topics such as e-business, CRM, process design, E-procurement, enterprise resource planning and E-logistics are given prominent coverage. This textbook can be used as core reading for all students of logistics and operations management.

Resource Management

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 750 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (334 download)

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Download or read book Resource Management written by and published by . This book was released on 1987-05 with total page 750 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Multi-objective Management in Freight Logistics

Author : Massimiliano Caramia
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3030508129
Total Pages : 206 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (35 download)

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Book Synopsis Multi-objective Management in Freight Logistics by : Massimiliano Caramia

Download or read book Multi-objective Management in Freight Logistics written by Massimiliano Caramia and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2020-07-30 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The second edition of Multi-Objective Management in Freight Logistics builds upon the first, providing a detailed study of freight transportation systems, with a specific focus on multi-objective modelling. It offers decision-makers methods and tools for implementing multi-objective optimisation models in logistics. The second edition also includes brand-new chapters on green supply chain and hybrid fleet management problems. After presenting the general framework and multi-objective optimization, the book analyses green logistic focusing on two main aspects: green corridors and network design; next, it studies logistic issues in a maritime terminal and route planning in the context of hazardous material transportation. Finally, heterogeneous fleets distribution and coordination models are discussed. The book presents problems providing the mathematics, algorithms, implementations, and the related experiments for each problem. It offers a valuable resource for postgraduate students and researchers in transportation, logistics and operations, as well as practitioners working in service systems.