Simulation-Based Case Studies in Logistics: Education and Applied Research [Paperback]

Simulation-based Case Studies in Logistics presents an intensive learning course on the application of simulation as a decision support tool to tackle complex logistic problems. The book describes and illustrates different approaches to developing simulation models at the right abstraction level to be used efficiently by engineers when dealing with strategic, tactical or operational decisions in logistic systems. 11 simulation-based case studies in logistics and supply chain management are discussed, based on the results of applied research, covering application areas such as production logistics, warehousing, transportation, material flow management, and hospital logistics. Simulation-based Case Studies in Logistics is an essential text for postgraduate engineering students and researchers working in the area of logistics modeling and simulation.

Factory Railway System.- Manufacturing System Planning and Scheduling.- Supply Chain Dynamics.- Pharmaceutical Distribution Network.- Hospital Resource Management.- Supply Chain Cyclic Planning and Optimisation.- Flexible Manufacturing Systems.- Fresh-Food Supply Chain.- Warehouse Order Picking Process.- Material Handling System.- Vessel Traffic in the Strait of Istanbul.- Airport Logistics Operations.

Dr Yuri Merkuryev is full professor of the Institute of Information Technology and head of the Department of Modelling and Simulation at Riga Technical University.  Dr Merkuryev is also president of the Latvian Simulation Society and director of the Latvian Centre of the McLeod Institute of Simulation Science.

Dr Galina Merkuryeva is full professor of the Institute of Information Technology at the Department of Modelling and Simulation, Riga Technical University and honorary visiting professor of the University of Ljubljana, Slovenia, as well as vice-director of the Latvian Centre of the McLeod Institute of Simulation Science. Dr Merkuryeva has previously worked as an lã€