Article ID: | iaor20032438 |
Country: | United States |
Volume: | 32 |
Issue: | 3 |
Start Page Number: | 545 |
End Page Number: | 556 |
Publication Date: | Jul 2001 |
Journal: | Decision Sciences |
Authors: | Banerjee Snehamay, Bistline William G., Mallya Sudhir |
Keywords: | production, programming: linear, distribution |
This paper presents a decision support system (DSS) for managing production/distribution planning in a continuous manufacturing environment. The vendor has multiple plants and distribtuion centers (DCs). The trading partners have widely varying independent demand patterns. The DSS is designed for use in a multiproduct environment with overlapping raw materials and processing requirements. The production and distribution lead times at plants may span multiple planning periods. The impact of any manual override of a suggested solution can also be evaluated. The DSS is based on a linear programming model with a rolling horizon and was originally designed for a large process industry. Results of a pilot implementation using actual data are also presented, which show potential for significant savings for the company.