Supply chain logistics balance analysis

Author: Wang Ying
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Publish Date: 2005-07-01
Features: This book proposes a three-dimensional structural system for supply-demand balance in logistics within the supply chain, taking the three basic tuples of the supply chain—suppliers, manufacturers, and distributors—as the research units. It analyzes the five main causes of logistics supply-demand imbalance: asymmetry in supply-demand information between production and sales parties, multi-level inventory, conflicts in production and sales objectives, delays in logistics, and uncertainty in demand. For each cause, it proposes corresponding solutions and countermeasures. The book focuses on the three-dimensional structural system of logistics supply-demand balance, information sharing among supply chain partners, multi-level inventory management and control, production and sales system integration and optimization, integrated specialized third-party logistics, and manufacturer demand forecasting. This book is suitable for undergraduate and graduate students in management engineering and logistics management at universities, as well as professionals engaged in logistics and supply chain management practices.