Table Of Contents:

Introduction and Overview 1(6)

Jing-Sheng Song

David D. Yao

Structures, Flexibility, and Coordination 2(1)

Value of Information 3(1)

Optimization, with Industrial Applications 4(1)

Inventory-Service Tradeoff under Demand Correlation 5(2)

Efficient Supply Chain Structures for Personal Computers 7(38)

Lingxiu Dong

Hau L. Lee

Introduction 7(4)

Literature Review 11(1)

Distribution Channel Structures and Supply Chain Performance 12(13)

Postponement in Channel Assembly 25(6)

Conclusions and Discussions 31(2)

Appendix: Notation 33(3)

Appendix: Proofs 36(9)

Intrafirm Incentives and Supply Chain Performance 45(28)

Narendra Agrawal

Andy A. Tsay

Introduction 45(3)

Model Assumptions 48(2)

Analysis of Control System M 50(4)

Analysis of Control System R 54(2)

Analysis of Control System C 56(1)

Comparing the Control Systems 57(6)

Conclusion 63(1)

Appendix: Proofs of Theorems 64(9)

Impact of Manufacturing Flexibility on Supply Chain Performance in the Automotive Industry 73(46)

Stephan Biller

Ebru K. Bish

Ana Muriel

Introduction and Motivation 73(2)

The Automotive Supply Chain 75(6)

Model Overview and Analytical Results 81(21)

A Simulation Study 102(11)

Conclusions and Directions for Future Research 113(6)

Optimal Use of Demand Information in Supply Chain Management 119(42)

Guillermo Gallego

Ozalp Ozer

Introduction 119(2)

Using Current Demand Information 121(9)

Using Advance Demand Information 130(26)

Directions for Future Research 156(5)

Supply Chain Information Sharing in a Competitive Environment 161(46)

Lode Li

Hongtao Zhang

Introduction 161(2)

The Models 163(4)

Cournot Retailers and a Homogeneous Product 167(10)

Make-to-Stock Manufacturer 177(6)

Duopoly Retailers with Differentiated Goods 183(11)

Information about Cost Uncertainty 194(5)

Conclusions and Future Research 199(2)

Bibliographical Notes 201(6)

Planning and Scheduling in an Assemble-To-Order Environment: Spicer-Off-Highway Products Division 207(50)

Nico J. Vandaele

Marc R. Lambrecht

Introduction 207(1)

The Business Case: Spicer-Off-Highway 208(5)

The ACLIPS Approach 213(13)

Methodological Issues 226(21)

The Results of ACLIPS 247(5)

Conclusion 252(5)

Network Server Supply Chain at HP: A Case Study 257(26)

Dirk Beyer

Julie Ward

Introduction 257(4)

Problem Description 261(5)

Related Literature 266(2)

The Model 268(2)

Approach 270(6)

Sample Results 276(3)

Conclusion 279(4)

Inventory Allocation at a Semiconductor Company 283(28)

Alexander O. Brown

Markus Ettl

Grace Y. Lin

Raja Petrakian

David D. Yao

Introduction 284(2)

Production-Inventory Planning at Xilinx 286(3)

Problem Formulation 289(3)

The Optimization Algorithm 292(3)

Safety-Stock Constraints 295(3)

Numerical Results 298(9)

Summary and Conclusions 307(4)

Leadtime, Inventory, and Service Level in ATO Systems 311(48)

Yashan Wang

Introduction 311(3)

The Model and the Asymptotic Fill Rate 314(6)

Leadtime-Inventory Trade-Offs 320(10)

Cost Optimization 330(14)

Proofs 344(9)

Concluding Remarks 353(6)

Dependence Analysis of Assemble-to-Order Systems 359(56)

Susan H. Xu

Introduction 359(6)

The Approach and Main Results 365(4)

The Model and Performance Measures 369(5)

Dependence Orders of Product-Type Indicator Vectors 374(9)

Capacitated Assemble-to-Order Systems 383(9)

Uncapacitated Assemble-to-Order Systems 392(4)

Performance Bounds 396(12)

Summary 408(1)

Appendices 409(6)

Inventory Policies for Sequences of Multi-Item Demands with No Backorders Permitted 415

John W. Mamer

Stephen A. Smith

Introduction 418

The Model 418

Two Examples 429

Conclusion 434