Supply chain engineering
Supply chain engineering is the
mathematical modelling such as operations research, machine learning, and optimization, which are usually implemented using software.[2][1]
Comparison with other disciplines
Supply chain engineering draws heavily from, and overlaps with other engineering disciplines such as
qualitative
management-based approaches which are less of a focus in supply chain engineering.
Applications
Supply chain engineering is applied to all parts of supply chains, including:[3][1]
- RFID technology
- Financing
- Demand forecasting
- Facility location
- Logistics for both goods and people
- Transportation
- Warehousing and inventory management
- Pricing
- Production and manufacturing
Techniques
Supply chain engineering uses a wide variety of mathematical techniques such as:[2][1]
- Control theory, and particularly optimal control
- Optimization
- Forecasting
- Time series analysis
- Machine learning and artificial intelligence
- Operations research
- Flow network analysis
- Inventory management
- Routing
See also
References
- ^ ISBN 9781138077720.
- ^ ISBN 978-1-4419-6512-7.
- ^ ISBN 978-1-84996-017-5.
