Our focus herein is on developing an effective taxonomy for the simultaneous and real-time
management of supply and demand chains. More specifically, the taxonomy is developed in …

Manufacturing and services constitute two of the five sectors of every country's economy;
depending on the maturity of the economy, they are—in terms of employment—typically the …

This paper solves the order acceptance and scheduling (OAS) problem of customized
products in make-to-order (MTO) supply chains. A new integrated framework that links …

This paper investigates how to control an integrated supply chain based on demand-driven
principles and sharing of real time information. A set of principles to support a unified supply …

The purpose of this book is to help you with the development and implementation of a
successful End-to-End Supply Chain Management-Strategy: optimising your processes from …

Today's global marketplace is a perfect storm of economic instability, fierce competition and
consumer volatility that buffets demand and creates turbulence for the supply chain …

Advanced planning systems rely on historical demand data to forecast and manage future
demand. However, in the currently emerging scenarios with constant product innovations …

Having achieved significant improvements in manufacturing, many firms are now focusing
their attention on their supply chains. With increased globalisation, supply chains for most …

Demand chain management (DCM) can be defined as “extending the view of operations
from a single business unit or a company to the whole chain. Essentially, DCM is a set of …

The age of the real-time supply chain has finally arrived. Thanks to an emerging technology
construct—the Internet-based mega-portal—companies can now connect instantaneously …