The Value of Supply Chain Visibility When Yield Is Random.

Intro -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Foundations of Inventory Management under Random Yield -- 2.1. Modeling of Random Yield -- 2.2. Implications of Random Yield on Inventory Management -- 2.3. Implications of Random Yield on Cost Modeling -- 3. The Value of Real Time Yield Information in Multi-State Inventory Systems -- 3.1. Abstract -- 3.2. Introduction and Literature Review -- 3.3. Model Formulation -- 3.3.1. Model with Real Time Yield Information -- 3.3.2. Model without Real Time Yield Information -- 3.4. Optimal Solution Approach for the Infinite Horizon Model with Discrete and Finite State Space -- 3.4.1. Solution Approach with Real Time Yield Information -- 3.4.2. Solution Approach without Real Time Yield Information -- 3.5. Heuristic Solution Approaches -- 3.5.1. MULT-Heuristic -- 3.5.2. OPT-Heuristic -- 3.6. Computational Results -- 3.6.1. Optimal Solutions -- 3.6.2. Heuristic Solutions -- 3.7. Value of Real Time Yield Information -- 3.8. Extension: Fixed Order Cost -- 3.9. Conclusion -- 3.10. Appendix Chapter 3 -- 4. The Value of Supply Chain Visibility when Visibility is Costly -- 4.1. Abstract -- 4.2. Introduction and Literature Review -- 4.3. Model -- 4.4. Computational Results -- 4.4.1. The Value of a Flexible Tracking Policy -- 4.4.2. Influences on Tracking Decision -- 4.5. Conclusion -- 4.6. Appendix Chapter 4 -- 5. Co-Production and Partial Supply Chain Visibility in Semiconductor Manufacturing -- 5.1. Abstract -- 5.2. Introduction -- 5.3. Related Literature -- 5.4. Model -- 5.5. Structural Results -- 5.5.1. Single-Period Analysis -- 5.5.2. Two-Period Analysis -- 5.6. Solution Approaches -- 5.6.1. -optimal Solution Approach -- 5.6.2. Heuristic Solution Approach -- 5.7. Numerical Results -- 5.7.1. -optimal Solution Approach -- 5.7.2. Comparison of Heuristic with -optimal Solution -- 5.7.3. The Value of Preliminary Yield Information.