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Strategic Network Design

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Supply Chain Management and Advanced Planning

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This chapter deals with the long-term strategic planning and design of the supply chain. Section 6.1 explains the planning situation and the problem setting. Section 6.2 outlines the formulation of the problem as an optimization model and Sect. 6.3 the use of such models within the strategic planning process. Section 6.4 reviews case reports in the literature and Sect. 6.5 the software modules available in APS.

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Authors and Affiliations

  1. Chair for Production and Supply Chain Management, University of Augsburg, Universitätsstraße 16, 86135, Augsburg, Germany

    Bernhard Fleischmann

  2. Chair in Business Administration, in particular Business Informatics, European University Viadrina Frankfurt (Oder), Große Scharrnstraße 59, 15239, Frankfurt (Oder), Germany

    Achim Koberstein

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    Hartmut Stadtler

  2. Ernst & Young GmbH, Saarbrücken, Germany

    Christoph Kilger

  3. Department of Supply Chain Management, University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany

    Herbert Meyr

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Fleischmann, B., Koberstein, A. (2015). Strategic Network Design. In: Stadtler, H., Kilger, C., Meyr, H. (eds) Supply Chain Management and Advanced Planning. Springer Texts in Business and Economics. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-55309-7_6

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