The Hong Kong logistics industry and a study of inventory management models with advance ordering
Yau Man-Kuen. ; Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2002. ; Includes bibliographical references (leaves 222-234). ; Abstracts in English and Chinese. ; Chapter Chapter 0 --- Introduction --- p.1 ; Chapter PART A: --- Logistics in Hong Kong 一 Overview and Prospects ; Chapter A.1 --- Study Objectives --- p.3 ; Chapter A.2 --- Methodology --- p.4 ; Chapter A.3 --- What is Logistics? --- p.4 ; Chapter A.3.1 --- Major Trends --- p.6 ; Chapter A.4 --- Key Features of the Logistics in Hong Kong & China --- p.8 ; Chapter A.4.1 --- China Industry --- p.8 ; Chapter A.4.2 --- National Developments in China --- p.13 ; Chapter A.4.3 --- Hong Kong Industry --- p.16 ; Chapter A.5 --- Growth Trends & Statistics for Hong Kong --- p.25 ; Chapter A.6 --- Competitive Analysis for Hong Kong as a Logistics Hub --- p.45 ; Chapter A.6.1 --- Current Industry Strengths --- p.45 ; Chapter A.6.2 --- Current Industry Weaknesses --- p.46 ; Chapter A.6.3 --- Competitiveness Challenges --- p.47 ; Chapter A.6.4 --- Future Opportunities --- p.51 ; Chapter A.7 --- Changing Conditions and Infrastructure Needs --- p.54 ; Chapter A.7.1 --- Trade --- p.54 ; Chapter A.7.2 --- Technology --- p.56 ; Chapter A.7.3 --- Investment --- p.56 ; Chapter A.7.4 --- Human Resources --- p.57 ; Chapter A.7.5 --- Government and Regulation --- p.58 ; Chapter A.8 --- Recommendations --- p.61 ; Chapter A.9 --- Conclusions --- p.64 ; Chapter A.10 --- Future Work --- p.65 ; Chapter PART B: --- Inventory Management with Advance Ordering ; Chapter Chapter B.1 --- Introduction --- p.66 ; Chapter B.1.1 --- Overview --- p.66 ; Chapter B.1.2 --- Literature Review --- p.69 ; Chapter Chapter B.2 --- Model Formulation --- p.72 ; Chapter B.2.1 --- Introduction --- p.72 ; Chapter B.2.2 --- Mathematical Model --- p.74 ; Chapter B.2.3 --- Preliminaries --- p.76 ; Chapter B.2.4 --- Table of variables --- p.77 ; Chapter Chapter B.3 --- Study of Window Size0 --- p.79 ; Chapter B.3.1 --- Introduction --- p.79 ; Chapter B.3.2 --- Mathematical Model --- p.79 ...