Article ID: | iaor1995830 |
Country: | United Kingdom |
Volume: | 24 |
Start Page Number: | 4 |
End Page Number: | 12 |
Publication Date: | Sep 1994 |
Journal: | International Journal of Physical Distribution & Logistics Management |
Authors: | Das Chandrasekhar, Tyagi Rajesh |
Keywords: | artificial intelligence: decision support |
Develops a decision-making framework for the design and operation of a wholesaling system. Considers the new roles of wholesaling and proposes an optimization model to satisfy best the service requirements at the minimum cost. Using this model, a prototype decision-support system is developed to build various scenarios and suitable models for these scenarios. A number of management reports are prepared to help managers negotiate prices or volumes, consolidate warehouses, select transport modes, and test the effectiveness of proposed service packages.