Drawing on international research this text blends established theory and current practice to provide a comprehensive coverage of this wide and constantly developing area
A unified, systematic approach to applying mixed integer programming solutions to integrated scheduling in customer-driven supply chains Supply chain management is a rapidly developing field, and the recent improvements in modeling, preprocessing, solution algorithms, and mixed …
The book delivers an overall introduction to closed loop supply chains and reverse logistics, and provides both qualitative and quantitative information on the size and dimensions of the market and industry and future trends. It discusses the key issues and trends in the managem…
In contrast to the linear "take-make-dispose" model of resource consumption, a new industrial model is proposed in the form of a circular economy. This model aims to optimize the use of resources and to reduce or eliminate waste, and is based on re-use, repair, ecodesign, indust…
