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Operative Transportation Planning: Solutions in Consumer Goods Supply Chains
Thorben Seiler
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Description for Operative Transportation Planning: Solutions in Consumer Goods Supply Chains
hardcover. Series: Contributions to Management Science. Num Pages: 222 pages, 52 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: KJMV5; KJT; KJU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 509.
Transportation management in today’s consumer goods industry can be characterized by a high proportion of outsourced transportation services. Due to rising freight costs consumer goods manufacturers are seeking opportunities to increase the efficiency of their transportation network. This book presents an operational transportation planning problem typical of the consumer goods industry focusing on a network of suppliers, production facilities and warehouses. With respect to the large share of outsourcing in these networks a detailed analysis of freight costs based on contractual agreements is provided. From this analysis a number of opportunities for efficiency gains are identified and consolidated in an ... Read more
Transportation management in today’s consumer goods industry can be characterized by a high proportion of outsourced transportation services. Due to rising freight costs consumer goods manufacturers are seeking opportunities to increase the efficiency of their transportation network. This book presents an operational transportation planning problem typical of the consumer goods industry focusing on a network of suppliers, production facilities and warehouses. With respect to the large share of outsourcing in these networks a detailed analysis of freight costs based on contractual agreements is provided. From this analysis a number of opportunities for efficiency gains are identified and consolidated in an ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Springer/Sci-Tech/Trade Germany
Number of pages
222
Condition
New
Series
Contributions to Management Science
Number of Pages
222
Place of Publication
Heidelberg, Germany
ISBN
9783790827910
SKU
V9783790827910
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99-15
Reviews for Operative Transportation Planning: Solutions in Consumer Goods Supply Chains
From the reviews: “This book emphasizes the issues related to operational transportation planning and ways of addressing them … . The methodology presented is one that was developed with practical concerns in mind. Such features are likely to make the book useful to a wide audience … . this book would be suitable for those who are interested in ... Read more