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Supply Chain Management and Logistics
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Supply Chain Management and Logistics

by Zhe Liang, Wanpracha Art Chaovalitwongse, Leyuan Shi
October 2018
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
288 pages
9h 1m
English
CRC Press
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48 Supply Chain Management and Logistics
Network structure and material ow. The supply chain network has three
stages: manufacturers, distribution centers (DCs), and customers, as shown in
Figure 3.1. Each customer has a certain demand to be fullled in each period.
Both manufacturers and DCs hold inventories of products. Manufacturers
produce and ll their own inventories and send products to DCs, which in
turn send the products to customers.
Extensions or variations in the literature. There exist suppliers to provide
manufacturers with raw material.
There exist third parties that serve as contract manufacturers or DCs. The
third parties usua ...
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ISBN: 9781466577886