Supply Chain Network Design: Applying Optimization and Analytics to the Global Supply Chain (FT Press Operations Management)
“This book takes a very technical subject and makes it possible for managers and  students alike to understand all aspects of network design. The practical approach used in discussing topics throughout the book provides a clear and excellent framework for those seeking to learn more about the topic.”—Dr. Mary C. Holcomb, Department of Marketing and Supply Chain Management, University of Tennessee“Supply chain management (SCM) is a rapidly growing area of study—and network design is one of the fastest growing areas within SCM. I have been a long-time  practitioner of network modeling, as a manager in business and as a consultant,  and I have covered the topic in university lectures. I still learned a great deal  about a subject I thought I knew thoroughly!”—Bill Nickle, Principal, Nickle Consulting “…the authors draw on their extensive expertise as practitioners to provide valuable  insights into how to successfully execute a network design study.”—Dr. Mike Hewitt, Kate Gleason College of Engineering, Rochester Institute of Technology“Supply Chain Network Design will help students, academics, and practitioners alike understand the importance of successfully designing and optimizing a global supply chain network, while also explaining in easy-to-understand steps how to make it happen.”—John A. Caltagirone, Quinlan School of Business, Loyola UniversityThis book provides a complete foundation for building tomorrow’s most complex global supply chain models and using them to  reduce costs and support business strategy. Drawing on their experience building and optimizing hundreds of supply chains, the authors thoroughly introduce each key  concept and its modern scientific foundations and demonstrate its use through realistic case studies.The authors offer specific solutions for  a wide range of common challenges, including efficiently expanding a warehouse/plant network, managing the subtle interactions between capacity and service levels, and  leveraging differences in cost and mode between inbound and outbound transportation. They also guide you in nuts-and-bolts planning and data collection and answering real-world questions such as: How do you build an  effective supply chain modeling team? How do you quantify capacity? How accurate does your data need to be? How do you debug models and avoid common mistakes?Using their techniques, many supply chain practitioners have reduced their costs by 5-15%—translating into tens of millions of dollars of savings. You can achieve comparable results—and this book is the place to start.Use leading-edge network design techniques to:•   Select the right number, location, and size of warehouses, plants, and production lines•   Specify the right territories for each facility•   Optimize flow of all products through the supply chain•   Decide what to manufacture internally, where to make these products, which products to outsource, and which  suppliers to use•   Manage crucial tradeoffs such as cost  versus service level•   Integrate analytics more effectively throughout supply chain management•   Optimize regularly for even greater savingsIncludes case studies and exercises that can be used  with commercially available software.