Chemical supply chain management

The present work is an important contribution to scientific literature from a methodological and application-oriented point of view. It develops systematically the basic elements for modelling complex chemical production networks and illustrates the benefits of advanced decision support systems in chemical supply chain management. We wish the book continued success and wide acceptance. 

Current Chemical Supply Chain Management Issues... 

Supply-Chain Management Increases Profitability of the Chemical Industry Through Computer Tools... 

In addition to their use as stand-alone systems, LPs are often included within larger systems intended for decision support. In this role, the LP solver is usually hidden from the user, who sees only a set of critical problem input parameters and a set of suitably formatted solution reports. Many such systems are available for supply chain management—for example, planning raw material acquisitions and deliveries, production and inventories, and product distribution. In fact, the process industries—oil, chemicals, pharmaceuticals—have been among the earliest users. Almost every refinery in the developed world plans production using linear programming. 

Chemical-industry related literature addressing value chain management focuses on production and supply chain management as well as selectively procurement. Companies in the oil and chemical industries have been leaders for almost 50 years in the development and use of linear and mixed integer programming models to support decision-making at all levels of planning (Shapiro 2004). 

Garcia-Flores R, Wang XZ (2002) A multi-agent system for chemical supply chain simulation and management support. OR Spectrum 24 343-370... 

Jung JY, Blau G, Pekny JF, Reklaitis GV, Eversdyk D (2004) A simulation based optimization approach to supply chain management under demand uncertainty. Computers Chemical Engineering 28 2087-2106... 

Vol. 594 R. Hiibner, Strategic Supply Chain Management in Process Industries An Application to Specialty Chemicals Production Network Design. XII, 243 pages, 2007... 

Focusing on the complex area of the market where chemicals are required at short notice and in fairly small quantities, chemical distributors have developed over time into important players in the value chain from producers to consumers in a broad role, serving as supply chain managers offering a wide range of logistics and value-added services. 

From Wholesaling to Supply Chain Management the Evolution of Chemical Distribution... 

Over the course of time, however, leading distributors like Brenntag developed more and more towards the concept of supply chain management. Today, chemical distributors play a number of essential roles in the value chain between chemical producers and consumers (Fig. 12.1). 

Supply Chain Management as a Strategic Lever for the Chemical Industry... 

Key Supply Chain Management Elements and Opportunities for the Chemical Industry 283... 

Andrea Cappello is a consultant in McKinsey s Milan office. He is a member of the European supply chain management practice and has worked in various fields with a particular focus on chemicals, consumer goods, and retail. Before joining McKinsey, he worked at SAP on supply chain management, manufacturing, and product development. He holds a degree in electronic engineering, with a specialization in automatic control, from the Politecnico di Milano. 

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