Keyword: supply & supply chains

Found 1193 papers in total
Stochastic optimal control for staffing and backlog policies in a two-stage customized service supply chain
2006,
Motivated by an oilfield services industry case study, we investigate the dynamic...
A comparison of two zone-visitation sequencing strategies in a distribution centre
2006,
The environment of this study is modelled after a distribution centre in Taiwan. One...
Supply chain scheduling: Distribution systems
2006,
We study conflict and cooperation issues arising in a supply chain where a...
Distribution strategies that minimize inventory and vehicle routing costs in a two-echelon distribution system
2005,
Integrating transportation and inventory decisions has become one of the most studied...
Heuristic coordination of decentralized inventory systems using induced backorder costs
2006,
In this paper, we investigate a one-warehouse multiple-retailer system, where the...
The optimal frozen period in a dynamic production model
2006,
We consider a periodic auditing model for manufacturers in a supply chain, who observe...
Performance value analysis for selection of facilities location in competitive supply chain
2006,
The facility location decisions are inherently strategic and long-term in nature and...
Experimental learning in chains and networks
2006,
The importance of chains and networks for production planning is argued. The concept...
Generating Pareto schedules with outsource and internal parallel resources
2006,
The outsourcing of manufacturing operations continues to gain popularity, forcing...
The supply chain puzzle game: Highlighting behavioral issues in supply chain management
2006,
Managing the 21st-century supply chain (SC) requires unique skills. Participative...
Designing a distribution network in a supply chain system: Formulation and efficient solution procedure
2006,
This paper addresses the distribution network design problem in a supply chain system...
A coordination mechanism for a supply chain with demand information updating
2006,
We consider the coordination of a supply chain with a long leadtime and demand...
The impact of information sharing and forecasting in capacitated industrial supply chains: A case study
2006,
This paper models and analyses the effect of information sharing and forecasting on...
Inventory rationing via drop-shipping in Internet retailing: A sensitivity analysis
2006,
In this paper, we study a threshold level inventory rationing policy that is of...
On optimal payment time for a retailer under permitted delay of payment by the wholesaler
2006,
Jamal et al. study a wholesaler–retailer supply chain where the retailer is...
Two-warehouse partial backlogging inventory models for deteriorating items under inflation
2006,
In many real-life situations, the practical experiences reveal that some but not all...
Joint economic procurement–production–delivery policy for multiple items in a single-manufacturer, multiple-retailer system
2006,
This paper proposes an analytical model to effectively integrate and synchronize the...
Synchronization in common cycle lot size scheduling for a multi-product serial supply chain
2006,
In many manufacturing industries multiple products are processed through serial...
Pricing and scheduling decisions with leadtime flexibility
2006,
This paper studies a problem faced by a manufacturer who has the ability to set prices...
Last Mile fulfilment strategy for competitive advantage
2006,
One of the biggest challenges in e-business is the so-called ‘Last Mile’,...
Project logistics with the dependency structure matrix approach – an analysis of a power plant delivery
2006,
A project logistic is performed once in a multisupplier and multiproduct environment,...
A manufacturing supply chain optimization model for distilling process
2005,
In this paper, the model of an integrated manufacturing supply chain where multiple...
Supply chain model for the semiconductor industry in consideration of manufacturing characteristics
2006,
The semiconductor industry has a supply chain network that is distributed all over the...
Evaluation of logistics related policies between two different levels of the supply chain network – a case study
2006,
This paper will discuss the case study conducted to evaluate a logistics related...
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