In the technical section, the book constitutes structural dynamics control methods for supply chain management. Real-life problems are modelled and solved with the help of mathematical programming, discrete-event simulation, optimal control theory, and fuzzy logic.
The book derives practical recommendations for management decision-making with disruption risk in the following areas:
Prof. Dr. habil. Dr. Dmitry Ivanov is professor of Supply Chain Management at Berlin School of Economics and Law (BSEL). He has been teaching classes for more than 15 years in operations management, production and supply management, supply chain management, logistics, management information systems, and strategic management at undergraduate, master's, PhD, and executive MBA levels at different universities worldwide in English, German, and Russian. He studied industrial engineering and production management in St. Petersburg and Chemnitz and graduated with distinction. He gained Dr.rer.pol., Doctor of Science (ScD), and Dr.habil. degrees. He was awarded the German Chancellor Scholarship. His research explores supply chain structural dynamics and control, with an emphasis on global supply chain design with disruption consideration, distribution planning, and dynamic re-scheduling. He is the co-author of more than 270 publications. He is Chairman of IFAC TC 5.2 “Manufacturing Modelling for Management and Control”.