Hierarchical Operations and Supply Chain Planning

1. Introduction.- 1.1 Introduction To Hierarchical Production Planning Systems.- 1.1.1 Strategic Planning.- 1.1.2 Tactical Planning.- 1.1.3 Operational Planning.- 1.2 Rationale And Implications For Hierarchical Production Planning Systems.- 1.2.1 Rationale And Initial Implications.- 1.2.2 Implications For Design Of Hierarchical Production Planning Systems.- 1.3 A Generic Framework For Hierarchical Production Planning.- 1.4 Objectives Of The Book.- 1.5 Organization Of The Book.- 2. Managing Operations On A Network: Integrated Manufacturing And Distribution Planning.- 2.1. Introduction.- 2.2. Case Study: An HPP Implemented By A Tire Manufacturer.- 2.2.1 Case Problem, Objective And Additional Background.- 2.2.2 Overview Of Hierarchical Planning System.- 2.2.3 Product Structure Hierarchy.- 2.2.4 Hierarchical Planning And Scheduling System.- 2.2.5 Summary.- 2.3 Case Study: An HPP Implemented By A Chemical Fertilizer Manufacturer.- 2.3.1 Case Problem, Objective And Additional Background.- 2.3.2 Overview Of Hierarchical Planning System.- 2.3.3 Summary.- 2.4. Case Study: An HPP Implemented By A Ceramic Tile Manufacturer.- 2.4.1 Case Problem, Objective And Additional Background.- 2.4.2 American Olean's Hierarchical Planning System.- 2.4.3 Summary.- 2.5. Communications In A Hierarchical Production Planning Environment.- 2.6. Summary.- 3. Production Planning And Scheduling.- 3.1. Overview Of Hierarchical Production Planning For Plants 56.- 3.2. Linking Tactical Network Planning Methods And Single Plant Production Plans.- 3.3. Operational And Short Run Plant Scheduling Methods.- Appendix 3.3.2 The Equivalence Between Idle Periods And Reduced Production Rates.- 3.3.3. Illustrative End Item To Product Family Feedback Loop.- Appendix 3.3.3 Other End Item To Family, And Sub-Item To Item Considerations.- 3.4 Integrated Multi-Echelon Plant Scheduling.- 3.5 Material Requirements Planning.- 3.5.1 The Role Of MRP In A Production Planning Hierarchy.- 3.5.2 The Hierarchical Methodology Of MRP.- 3.6 Summary.- 4. Distribution And Transportation Planning And Scheduling.- 4.1 Strategic And Tactical Distribution And Transportation Planning.- 4.1.1 The Warehouse Location Model.- 4.1.2 A Multi-Echelon, Multi-Transport Mode Distribution Problem 99.- 4.1.3 Strategic Rail-Based Distribution And Transportation Planning. 112.- 4.1.4 Selected Other Strategic Distribution And Transportation Problems.- 4.2 Short Run Transportation Scheduling.- 4.3 Tactical And Annual Mode Choice Planning.- 4.3.1 Case Study Of A Tactical Transport Mode Choice Decision.- 4.3.2 Developing Product Families For Mode Choice.- 4.4 Lane Bundling For Tactical Carrier Choice Planning.- 4.4.1 Case Review: A Transportation Bidding Software System.- 4.4.2 Operational Feedback In The Carrier Selection Process.- 4.5. Summary.- 5. Warehouse Design and Management.- 5.1. The Warehouse Planning Process.- 5.2. Integrating Warehouse Planning With Production And Distribution Planning Activities.- 5.3. A Hierarchical Warehouse Facility Design And Operations Planning Example.- 5.4 Summary.- 6. Inventory Management And Forecasting.- 6.1. How Inventory Decisions Fit Into A Planning Hierarchy.- 6.2 A Hierarchical View Of A Firm's Inventory.- 6.3 Aggregating End Items For Family Based Planning.- Appendix 6.3 A Multi-Echelon End Item Inventory Evaluation Algorithm.- 6.4 Hierarchical Approaches For Developing Tactical And Operational Planning Forecasts.- 6.5 Sales And Operations Planning (S&OP).- 6.6 Summary.- 7. Supply Chain And Firm-Wide Performance Measures.- 7.1. A Hierarchical Supply Chain Performance Measurement System.- 7.2. Logistics And Supply Chain Performance Measures 220.- 7.3. The Balanced Scorecard: A Firm-Wide Performance Measurement System.- 7.4. Integrating The Balanced Scorecard And Supply Chain Performance Measurement.- Appendix 7.4A Constructing An Index To Monitor Overall Firm Performance.- Appendix 7.4B Additional Issues To Consider In Constructing An Index.- 7.5 Summary.- 8. Conclusi