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Author:   Gerald Reiner
Publisher:   Springer London Ltd
Imprint:   Springer London Ltd
Edition:   Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2009
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 1.70cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.510kg
ISBN:  

9781849968515

ISBN 10:   1849968519
Pages:   310
Publication Date:   13 October 2010
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Theory Pieces and Review.- Managerial Decision Making and Lead Times: The Impact of Cognitive Illusions.- Queueing Networks Modeling Software for Manufacturing.- A Review of Decomposition Methods for Open Queueing Networks.- Modelling and Simulation.- Parsimonious Modeling and Forecasting of Time Series drifted by Autoregressive Noise.- Forecast of the Traffic and Performance Evaluation of the BMT Container Terminal (Bejaia’s Harbor).- A Dynamic Forecasting and Inventory Management Evaluation Approach.- Performance Evaluation of Process Strategies Focussing on Lead Time Reduction Illustrated with an Existing Polymer Supply Chain.- A Framework for Economic and Environmental Sustainability and Resilience of Supply Chains.- An Integrative Approach To Inventory Control.- Rapid Modeling of Express Line Systems for Improving Waiting Processes.- Integrating Kanban Control with Advance Demand Information: Insights from an Analytical Model.- Rapid Modelling in Manufacturing System Design Using Domain Specific Simulators.- The Best of Both Worlds - Integrated Application of Analytic Methods and Simulation in Supply Chain Management.- Rapid Modeling In A Lean Context.- Case Study and Action Research.- The Impact of Lean Management on Business Level Performance and Competitiveness.- Reducing Service Process Lead-Time Through Inter-Organisational Process Coordination.- Is There a Relationship Between VC Firm Business Process Flow Management and Investment Decisions?.- What Causes Prolonged Lead-Times in Courts of Law?.- Logistics Clusters - How Regional Value Chains Speed Up Global Supply Chains.- Survey and Longitudinal Research.- Measuring the Effects of Improvements in Operations Management.- Managing Demand Through the Enablers of Flexibility: The Impact of Forecasting andProcess Flow Management.- Threats of Sourcing Locally Without a Strategic Approach: Impacts on Lead Time Performances.- Improving Lead Times Through Collaboration With Supply Chain Partners: Evidence From Australian Manufacturing Firms.

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Gerald Reiner studied Business Administration in Vienna after an education in Industrial Engineering. In 2001 he received his Doctorate in Business Administration (Quality Management and Production Management) at the Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration, where he later received his Habilitation (venia legendi). Between 1999 and 2006 he was Assistant Professor at the Department of Production Management at the Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration. He served as visiting professor at Aston Business School (UK) in March 2006 and also at the University of Lausanne (Switzerland) from March 2007 to June 2007. Since February 2007 Gerald Reiner has been a full professor at the Enterprise Institute at the University of Neuchatel, Switzerland. His research interests lie in the fields of supply chain management, quality management and operations management. He has published articles in International Journal of Production Economics, International Journal of Production Research, International Journal of Operations and Production Management, Operations Management Research, and other leading journals, as well as books and numerous book chapters.

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