TABLE OF CONTENTS 
With 173 Figures and 56 Tables
Professor Dr. Hartmut Stadtler
FG Produktion und Supply Chain Management
FB Rechts- und Wirtschaftswissenschaften
TU Darmstadt
Hochschulstra e 1
64289 Darmstadt
Germany
stadtler@bwl.tu-darmstadt.de
Dr. Christoph Kilger
j&m Management Consulting AG
Kaiserringforum
Willy-Brandt-Platz 5
68161 Mannheim
Germany
christoph.kilger@jnm.de
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