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Forward Preface Acknowledgements In Memoriam: Professor Brian G. Kingsman Chapter 1: A Co-ordinated Single-vendor Multi-buyer Supply Chain Model - Synchronisation of Ordering and Production Cycles Chi Kin Chan, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong Brian G. Kingsman, Lancaster University, United Kingdom Chapter 2: Multi-stage Efficiency Tools for Goal Setting and Monitoring in Supply Chains Marvin D. Troutt, Kent State University, U.S.A. Paul J. Ambrose, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee, U.S.A. Chi Kin Chan, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong Chapter 3: Optimal Feedback Production for a Supply Chain K.H. Wong, Univ. of the Witwatersrand, South Africa H.W.J. Lee and Chi Kin Chan, The Hong Kong Polytechnic Univ., Hong Kong Chapter 4: Life Cycle Considerations for Supply Chain Strategy Toru Higuchi, Sakushin Gakuin University, Japan Marvin D. Troutt and Brian A. Polin, Kent State University, U.S.A. Chapter 5: The Effect of Payment Terms on Order Instability in a Supply Chain I. Nyoman Pujawan, The University of Manchester, United Kingdom Chapter 6: Supply Chain Globalization and the Complexities of Cost-Minimization Strategies Brian A. Polin, Marvin D. Troutt and William Acar, Kent State University, U.S.A Chapter 7: Genetic Algorithm &Other Meta-Heuristics - The Essential Tools for Solving Modern Supply Chain Management Problems Bernard K-S. Cheung, GERAD & Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal, Canada Chapter 8: Understanding and Managing the Intrinsic Dynamics of Supply Chains Toru Higuchi, Sakushin Gakuin University, Japan Marvin D. Troutt, Kent State University, U.S.A. Chapter 9: Re-Engineering of Logistics Activities for Electronic Commerce Nathalie Marcoux, Diane Riopel and Andre Langevin, Ecole Polytechnique of Montreal, Canada Chapter 10: Studies on Interaction and Coordination in Supply Chains with Perishable Products: A Review Xiping Song, The Chinese University of HongKong, Hong Kong Xiaoqinag Cai, The Chinese University of HongKong, Hong Kong Jian Chen , Tsinghua University, P.R. China About the Authors Index
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