Supply Chain Strategies and the Engineer-to-Order Approach

With the rise of global competitiveness among industries, it has become increasingly vital to develop novel strategies to assist in optimizing value-chain networks, thus helping to secure economic success. By employing engineer-to-order practices, many enterprises have improved their manufacturing processes. Supply Chain Strategies and the Engineer-to-Order Approach evaluates innovative processes and original operational models, frameworks, and architectures in the topic areas of industrial engineering and management science. Featuring optimized enterprise chain management strategies and emergent research within the field, this book is an essential reference source for professional, academics, and researchers specializing in enterprise operations and engineer-to-order procedures.

Richard Addo-Tenkorang is a postdoctoral research fellow (docent) with the Industrial Engineering and Management Unit Department of Production; University of Vaasa, Finland. He was recently offered an Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering (IME) Lectureship position with the Engineering and Technology College, Botswana International University of Science and Technology (BIUST). His research interests are in the area of ERP SCM IT system-solutions and Concurrent Engineering for New/Complex Product Development, as well as Logistics and Supply-Chain Management (L&SCM) projects.

Jussi Kantola is a Professor and Head of the Department of Production at University of Vaasa. His research interests include product and service design and development, knowledge management and fuzzy systems.

Petri Helo is a Professor and the Head of Logistics Systems Research Group, Department of Production, University of Vaasa. His research addresses the management of Logistics processes in supply demand networks, which take place in electronics, machine building and food industries.

Ahm Shamsuzzoha has been working as an Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman. He is also working as a Visiting Researcher, Department of Production, University of Vaasa, Finland. He received his PhD in Industrial Management from the University of Vaasa, Finland in 2010. He received his Master of Science (Mechanical Engineering) degree from the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK. His major research and teaching interests lie in the areas of enterprise collaborative networks, operations management, product customization, simulation modelling and supply chain management. He has published several research papers both in reputed international journals and conferences.