Decision and Decision-maker in an Industrial Environment developed around the observation that two different decision-makers, faced with the same problem, may not make the same decision. The book proposes explanations for this, ranging from the wholly rational to the irrational, and analyzes...

Cover -- Half-Title Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Preface -- 1. Urban Logistics Spaces: What Models, What Uses and What Role for Public Authorities? -- 1.1. Introduction -- 1.2. Literature review -- 1.3. ULS typology -- 1.3.1. The Urban Logistics Zone (ULZ) or freight...

Cover -- Half-Title Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Introduction -- I.1. Sheet 1: The Logistics Function Key point -- I.1.1. Definitions related to the supply chain -- I.1.2. Definitions related to Supply Chain Management -- 1.1.3. Definitions related to Sustainable Supply...

Cover -- Half-Title Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Preface -- 1. Where Are We After 20 Years of Urban Logistics? -- 1.1. Introduction -- 1.2. The valorization of research in urban logistics: French and international approaches -- 1.3. From research to practice: a plethora of...

"This book presents new methods and tools (from creativity to engineerying), aimed at promoting and sustaining enterprise innovaion and production improvement. The primary (but not exclusive) focus is on the new approaches, methods, frameworks and tools conceived for enterprise innovation and...

This book presents the different models of supply chain performance evaluation for global supply chains. It describes why it is necessary to evaluate global performance both to assess the contribution of the supply chain to achieve the goals of creating value throughout the chain and also to...