Forward; Preface; Acknowledgements; In Memoriam: Professor Brian G. Kingsman; Chapter 1: A Co-ordinated Single-vendor Multi-buyer Supply Chain Model - Synchronisation of Ordering and Production Cycles; Chi Kin Chan, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong; Brian G. Kingsman, Lancaster University, United Kingdom; Chapter 2: Multi-stage Efficiency Tools for Goal Setting and Monitoring in Supply Chains; Marvin D. Troutt, Kent State University, U.S.A.; Paul J. Ambrose, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee, U.S.A.; Chi Kin Chan, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong; Chapter 3: Optimal Feedback Production for a Supply Chain; K.H. Wong, Univ. of the Witwatersrand, South Africa; H.W.J. Lee and Chi Kin Chan, The Hong Kong Polytechnic Univ., Hong Kong; Chapter 4: Life Cycle Considerations for Supply Chain Strategy; Toru Higuchi, Sakushin Gakuin University, Japan; Marvin D. Troutt and Brian A. Polin, Kent State University, U.S.A.; Chapter 5: The Effect of Payment Terms on Order Instability in a Supply Chain; I. Nyoman Pujawan, The University of Manchester, United Kingdom; Chapter 6: Supply Chain Globalization and the Complexities of Cost-Minimization Strategies; Brian A. Polin, Marvin D. Troutt and William Acar, Kent State University, U.S.A; Chapter 7: Genetic Algorithm &Other Meta-Heuristics - The Essential Tools for Solving Modern Supply Chain Management Problems; Bernard K-S. Cheung, GERAD & Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal, Canada; Chapter 8: Understanding and Managing the Intrinsic Dynamics of Supply Chains; Toru Higuchi, Sakushin Gakuin University, Japan; Marvin D. Troutt, Kent State University, U.S.A.; Chapter 9: Re-Engineering of Logistics Activities for Electronic Commerce; Nathalie Marcoux, Diane Riopel and Andre Langevin, Ecole Polytechnique of Montreal, Canada; Chapter 10: Studies on Interaction and Coordination in Supply Chains with Perishable Products: A Review; Xiping Song, The Chinese University of HongKong, Hong Kong; Xiaoqinag Cai, The Chinese University of HongKong, Hong Kong; Jian Chen , Tsinghua University, P.R. China; About the Authors; Index
