Advances in Production Management Systems. Value Networks: Innovation, Technologies, and Management

Centralization or Decentralization of Remanufacturing Facilities in an After-Market Service Supply Chain.- Energy Implications of Production Planning Decisions.- Cyclic Steady State Refinement: Multimodal Processes Perspective.- A World Class Order Picking Methodology: An Empirical Validation.- Mathematical Formulation for Mobile Robot Scheduling Problem in a Manufacturing Cell.- A Proposed Approach to Extend the Economic Order Quantity (EOQ) Model Using Discrete Event Simulation.- A Conceptual Model for Integrating Transport Planning: MRP IV.- The Generic Materials and Operations Planning (GMOP) ProblemSolved Iteratively: A Case Study in Multi-site Context.- Simulation Study of the Volatility of Order Sizes and Their Impact on the Stability of a Simple Manufacturing Environment.- An Efficient Heuristic Algorithm for Capacitated Lot Sizing Problem with Overtime Decisions.- ERP Support for Lean Production.- High Resolution Supply Chain Management - A Structural Model for Optimized Planning Processes Based on Real-Time Data.- Consideration of Changing Impact Factors for Optimization of Post-series Supply.- Loss Prevention in Transportation to Ensure Product Quality: Insights from the Cargo Insurance Sector.- The Staff Assignment Graph - Planning, Evaluating and Improving Personnel Deployment in Assembly Systems Remanufacturing/Refurbishment with RFID-Generated Item-Level Information.- Analyzing the Effects of Production Control on Logistic Targets with Web-Based Simulation Model.- Management of Tags and Tag-Related Technical Information in Small and Large Scale Modifications: An Application for a Drilling Rig.- Identifying the Drivers of Economic Globalization and the Effects on Companies' Competitive Situation.- Identification of Factors Causing Time and Cost Overruns in Offshore Petroleum Modification Projects.- Integration Alternatives for Ship Designers and Shipyards.- Quality Management to Support SingleCompanies to Overcome Organisational Challenges in