Wang L., Koh S.C.L. (Eds.) Enterprise Networks and Logistics for Agile Manufacturing

Springer – 2010, 426 pages
ISBN: 184996243XEnterprise Networks and Logistics for Agile Manufacturing presents a focused collection of quality chapters on state-of-the-art research efforts in the areas of enterprise networks and logistics, as well as their practical applications towards agile manufacturing. With the increasing decentralisation of manufacturing systems and outsourcing of processes, more robust and practical approaches and systems are needed to support agile manufacturing operations. Enterprise Networks and Logistics for Agile Manufacturing consists of two major sections: the first presents a broad-based review of the key areas of research in enterprise networks and logistics; the second focuses on an in-depth treatment of a particular methodology or system relevant to the book title. Examples include: sustainable green supply chain; value creation and supplier selection; extended enterprise network management; reverse logistics; and innovative supply chain systems. The authors take into account the need to pose intellectual challenges while retaining a balanced approach in terms of scope versus depth and theory versus applications. Enterprise Networks and Logistics for Agile Manufacturing can be beneficial to academic researchers, practicing engineers and managers, and graduate students with an interest in any manufacturing sectors. It can enable them to better understand the present state and future trends of research in this important area, in order to position themselves strategically for future challenges as we enter the era of agile and distributed manufacturing.List of Contributorsii
Overview of Enterprise Networks and Logistics for
Agile Manufacturing – S.C. Lenny Koh, Lihui Wang
A Review of Research and Practice for the Industrial
Networks of the Future – Rob Dekkers, David Bennett
Agile Manufacturing in Complex Supply Networks – Henry Xu
Enterprise Network and Supply Chain Structure: the Role of Fit – Federica Cucchiella, Massimo Gastaldi
Enterprise Networks and Information and Communications Technology Standardisation – Elias G. Carayannis, Yiannis Nikolaidis
Collaborative Demand Planning: Creating Value Through Demand Signals – Karine Evrard Samuel
Value Creation and Supplier Selection: an Empirical Analysis – Blandine Ageron, Alain Spalanzani
Supplier Selection in Agile Manufacturing Using Fuzzy Analytic Hierarchy Process – Cengiz Kahraman, İhsan Kaya
A Sustainable Green Supply Chain for Globally Integrated Networks A Multi-agent Framework for Agile Outsourced Supply Chains – N. Mishra, V. Kumar, F.T.S. Chan
Agent-based Simulation and Simulation-based Optimisation for Supply Chain Management – Tehseen Aslam, Amos Ng
Analysing Interactions among Battery Recycling Barriers in the Reverse Supply Chain – P. Sasikumar, A. Noorul Haq
Design of Reverse Supply Chains in Support of Agile Closed-loop Logistics Networks – Anastasios Xanthopoulos, Eleftherios Iakovou
The Evolution of Logistics Service Providers and the Role of Internet-based Applications in Facilitating Global Operations – Aristides Matopoulos, Eleni-Maria Papadopoulou
A Heuristic for Heterogeneous Capacitated Pick-up and Delivery Logistics Problems with Time Windows in Agile Manufacturing and the Distribution Supply Chain – P. Sivakumar, K. Ganesh, S.P. Nachiappan, S. Arunachalam
Visualisation and Verification of Communication Protocols for Networked Distributed Systems – Z.M. Bi, Lihui Wang
Robustness and Capability Indices in the Optimisation of an Airline’s Fleet – Bridging Contradicting Outcomes