Foreword to the Second Edition	5
	Foreword to the First Edition	6
	Preface to the Second Edtion	8
	Preface to the First Edtion	10
	Table of Contents	11
	1 Introduction	13
	2 Supply Chain Management and Collaborative Planning	16
	2.1 The Concept of Supply Chains	16
	2.2 Overview of Supply Chain Management	18
	2.3 Operations Planning in Supply Chains	23
	3 Modeling Framework and Relevant Literature	36
	3.1 Modeling	36
	3.2 Benefits of Information Sharing and Collaboration	48
	3.3 Coordination of Planning Processes Along the Supply Chain	53
	4 Negotiation-Based Collaborative Planning between Two Partners	68
	4.1 Assumptions and Overview	68
	4.2 Iterative Planning Steps	72
	4.3 Collaborative Planning Process in Total	102
	4.4 Summary and Comments	112
	5 Extensions to the Basic Collaborative Planning Scheme	114
	5.1 Extended Supply Chain Structures	114
	5.2 Planning on a Rolling Basis	126
	5.3 Limited Exchange of Cost Information	136
	6 Implications on Supply Contracts and Partner Incentives	142
	6.1 Contractual Consequences	142
	6.2 Potentials of Opportunistic Behavior and Counteractions	158
	7 Computational Evaluation	176
	7.1 Implementation of the Collaborative Planning Scheme	176
	7.2 Generation of Test Instances	179
	7.3 Tests with a Single Buyer and Supplier	184
	7.4 Tests with One Supplier and Several Buyers	204
	7.5 Tests with Rolling Schedules	212
	8 Summary and Conclusions	225
	References	228
	List of Figures	238
	List of Tables	239
	List of Symbols	240