Hierarchical Operations and Supply Chain Planning

1. Introduction.- 1.1 Introduction To Hierarchical Production Planning Systems.- 1.2 Rationale And Implications For Hierarchical Production Planning Systems.- 1.3 A Generic Framework For Hierarchical Production Planning.- 1.4 Objectives Of The Book.- 1.5 Organization Of The Book.- 2. Managing Operations On A Network: Integrated Manufacturing And Distribution Planning.- 2.1. Introduction.- 2.2. Case Study: An HPP Implemented By A Tire Manufacturer.- 2.3 Case Study: An HPP Implemented By A Chemical Fertilizer Manufacturer.- 2.4. Case Study: An HPP Implemented By A Ceramic Tile Manufacturer.- 2.5. Communications In A Hierarchical Production Planning Environment.- 2.6. Summary.- 3. Production Planning And Scheduling.- 3.1. Overview Of Hierarchical Production Planning For Plants 56.- 3.2. Linking Tactical Network Planning Methods And Single Plant Production Plans.- 3.3. Operational And Short Run Plant Scheduling Methods.- 3.4 Integrated Multi-Echelon Plant Scheduling.- 3.5 Material Requirements Planning.- 3.6 Summary.- 4. Distribution And Transportation Planning And Scheduling.- 4.1 Strategic And Tactical Distribution And Transportation Planning.- 4.2 Short Run Transportation Scheduling.- 4.3 Tactical And Annual Mode Choice Planning.- 4.4 Lane Bundling For Tactical Carrier Choice Planning.- 4.5. Summary.- 5. Warehouse Design and Management.- 5.1. The Warehouse Planning Process.- 5.2. Integrating Warehouse Planning With Production And Distribution Planning Activities.- 5.3. A Hierarchical Warehouse Facility Design And Operations Planning Example.- 5.4 Summary.- 6. Inventory Management And Forecasting.- 6.1. How Inventory Decisions Fit Into A Planning Hierarchy.- 6.2 A Hierarchical View Of A Firm's Inventory.- 6.3 Aggregating End Items For Family Based Planning.- 6.4Hierarchical Approaches For Developing Tactical And Operational Planning Forecasts.- 6.5 Sales And Operations Planning (S&OP).- 6.6 Summary.- 7. Supply Chain And Firm-Wide Performance Measures.- 7.1. A

Tan Miller joined Pfizer in 1995 and he currently is responsible for the operations of the US Consumer Healthcare Logistics Centers. Previously at Pfizer, he has held positions as Director of Integrated Demand Management, Director of Logistics Planning and Director of Transportation. He has also held logistics and production positions with Mercer Management Consulting, Unisys, and American Olean Tile Company.


Doctor Miller has a B.A. in economics, and he received an M.A, M.B.A. and PhD from the University of Pennsylvania. Doctor Miller's hobbies include doing occasional research and writing on distribution and supply chain operations and planning. He has published three books and over forty articles on these topics. Doctor Miller has also previously taught part-time in the MBA program of Villanova University and at other universities, and he is currently on the editorial board of Material Handling Management magazine. He and his wife live in Morris Plains with their two sons.

From the reviews:

Tan Miller describes the application of hierarchical planning ideas and concepts across the supply chain... He does an excellent job of pulling together much of the literature on hierarchical planning, and he presents some new methods and algorithms as well. He writes clearly and makes good use of tables and diagrams to illustrate the hierarchical nature of the problems studied....

I recommend this book for a variety of audiences: researchers interested in understanding the current state of hierarchical modelling applications, especially optimization, in supply-chain management; practitioners interested in implementing specific supply-chain modeling applications; and professors interested in a supplemented, modeling-oriented text for their advanced classes in supply-chain, logistics, or operations management.

Interfaces 33 January-February (2003) 96 - 97 (Reviewer: Matthew J. Liberatore)