Article ID: | iaor20125722 |
Volume: | 20 |
Issue: | 3 |
Start Page Number: | 729 |
End Page Number: | 753 |
Publication Date: | Oct 2012 |
Journal: | TOP |
Authors: | Ros-Mercado Roger, Gonzlez-Velarde Jos, Olivares-Benitez Elias |
Keywords: | combinatorial optimization, programming: integer, location, distribution |
A supply chain design problem based on a two‐echelon single‐product system is addressed. The product is distributed from plants to distribution centers and then to customers. There are several transportation channels available for each pair of facilities between echelons. These transportation channels introduce a cost–time tradeoff in the problem that allows us to formulate it as a bi‐objective mixed‐integer program. The decisions to be taken are the location of the distribution centers, the selection of the transportation channels, and the flow between facilities. Three variations of the classic