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Demand Fulfillment in Multi-Stage Customer Hierarchies

Part of the Produktion und Logistik Book Series

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-658-02864-0

ISBN: 978-3-658-02863-3

Publisher: Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden - Springer Journals

Aug 5, 2013

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Chapter 1Introduction

Vogel, Sebastian

Pages: 1 –20

[This quote illustrates an important decision many businesses face: Which customers to serve in times when supplies are low? In practice, many companies encounter this allocation problem on a regular basis, not just when planning the introduction of a new product.]
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Chapter 2Supply Chain Planning and Demand Fulfillment

Vogel, Sebastian

Pages: 21 –107

[This chapter summarizes the background of the DMC problem. Moving from rather general aspects to more specific topics, Section 2.1 will start with an overview of supply chain planning (SCP). This section will be used to introduce the concept of hierarchical planning and to characterize the key...
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Chapter 3Multi-Stage Customer Hierarchies

Vogel, Sebastian

Pages: 109 –194

[The purpose of this chapter is to provide an introduction and background perspective on a number of properties and behavioral aspects associated with hierarchical structures in general and with customer hierarchies in particular. The characterization of these basic aspects allows for a more...
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Chapter 4Allocation Planning and Disaggregation in Customer Hierarchies

Vogel, Sebastian

Pages: 195 –262

[The discussions in the previous chapter have highlighted the importance of multi-stage customer hierarchies in managing a heterogeneous customer base. Such hierarchies have a dual role: On the one hand, in constituting the link between the corporate headquarter and the customer segments, they...
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Chapter 5Model Extensions: Forecast Errors and Enhanced Consumption Planning

Vogel, Sebastian

Pages: 263 –313

[In the previous chapter, a basic formal model of the DMC problem has been introduced and different allocation schemes for multi-stage customer hierarchies have been analyzed. More precisely, a partitioned allocation has been performed, assuming that a matching dedicated consumption rule is used...
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Chapter 6Summary and Conclusions

Vogel, Sebastian

Pages: 315 –327

[In this final chapter, the discussion of the DMC problem will be brought to a close. First, in Section 6.1, an overview will be given of the main aspects which have been discussed in this thesis. The main contributions of this study will be summarized and an outlook will be provided covering the...

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