Principles of Supply Chain Management and Their Implications

The text begins with a discussion of the basic principlesof supply chain management and some attributes of certain industries. The remainderof the text is devoted to developing and applying mathematical concepts neededto address the many issues associated with managing supply chains and, in particular,uncertainty, in a variety of real world settings. In particular, the final chapter is devoted to the design and operation of avaccine distribution system during a pandemic along with a critique of the waythe system used in the United States performed.