Supply Chain Optimization: Current Practices and Overview of Emerging Research Opportunities

The purpose of this editorial is to introduce a special issue "Optimization and Simulation Models in Supply Chain Management" that looks at optimization and simulation applications in supply chain management. In addition to introducing the papers in this issue and summarizing their major c...

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Published in:INFOR. Information systems and operational research Vol. 46; no. 2; pp. 93 - 96
Main Author: Hassini, Elkafi
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Ottawa Taylor & Francis 01.05.2008
Canadian Operational Research Society
Subjects:
Costs
Game theory
Information sharing
Inventory
Mathematical programming
Optimization modelling
Optimization techniques
Simulation
Suppliers
Supply chain management
Trends
ISSN:0315-5986, 1916-0615
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Summary:The purpose of this editorial is to introduce a special issue "Optimization and Simulation Models in Supply Chain Management" that looks at optimization and simulation applications in supply chain management. In addition to introducing the papers in this issue and summarizing their major contributions, we give a brief overview of the current practice in supply chain optimization and the prospects for future research in this field.
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ISSN:0315-5986
1916-0615
DOI:10.3138/infor.46.2.93