Fundamentals of supply chain theory / Lawrence V. Snyder, Lehigh University, Zuo-Jun Max Shen, University of California, Berkeley.

Thisbook presents the methodology and foundations of supply chain management and alsodemonstrates how recent developments build upon classic models. The authors focuson strategic, tactical, and operational aspects of supply chain management and covera broad range of topics from forecasting, inventory management, and facility locationto transportation, process flexibility, and auctions. Key mathematical models foroptimizing the design, operation, and evaluation of supply chains are presented aswell as models currently emerging from the research frontier. Fundamentals ofSupply Chain Theory, Second Edition contains new chapters on transportation (travelingsalesman and vehicle routing problems), integrated supply chain models, and applicationsof supply chain theory. New sections have also been added throughout, on topics includingmachine learning models for forecasting, conic optimization for facility location,a multi-supplier model for supply uncertainty, and a game-theoretic analysis of auctions.The second edition also contains case studies for each chapter that illustrate thereal-world implementation of the models presented. This edition also contains nearly200 new homework problems, over 60 new worked examples, and over 140 new illustrativefigures. Plentiful teaching supplements are available, including an Instructor'sManual and PowerPoint slides, as well as MATLAB programming assignments that requirestudents to code algorithms in an effort to provide a deeper understanding of thematerial. Ideal as a textbook for upper-undergraduate and graduate-level coursesin supply chain management in engineering and business schools, Fundamentals ofSupply Chain Theory, Second Edition will also appeal to anyone interested in quantitativeapproaches for studying supply chains.