Financial engineering, e-commerce and supply chain
By: edited by Panos M. Pardalos, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, U.S.A., Vassilis Tsitsiringos, Deal-Fx, Athens, Greece
Contributors: Pardalos, P. M. (Panos M.), 1954- editor; Tsitsiringos, Vassilis K., editor
Series: Applied optimization -- volume 70; Applied optimization -- v. 70.
Publisher: Springer US; Imprint: Springer
Published: 2002
Language: eng
Number of pages: 401
ISBN-13: 9781475752267; 9781441952226
Subjects: Electronic commerce; Business logistics; Congresses; Financial engineering
Description: One of the fast growing elements of the Internet is electronic commerce, which refers to the use of electronic means to conduct business transactions within or across business entities. Nearly 80 percent of all Fortune 500 companies have been doing their core business through the Internet. Many issues, and societal implications of electronic commerce, are the subjects of recent research. A supply chain consists of all the entities and activities that enable the production, distribution, and delivery of products and services to consumers. Research in designing and managing supply chains has rapidly expanded during the last decade. In addition, increased and accessible computing power and modeling capabilities have spurred this growth, enabling researchers to simultaneously consider the many interrelated variables and decisions of a supply chain in a single tractable model.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.

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