A Comparison of Coordinated Ordering Policies in a Three-Echelon Supply Chain Network
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چکیده
This paper addresses the integrated production-inventory-distribution decisions in a three-echelon supply chain (SC) network. The studied SC network is composed of a raw material processor that supplies different types of processed raw materials to a set of manufacturing facilities which in turn deliver their end products to a set of retailers facing external demand from end customers. A mixed integer linear programming model is provided with the objective of minimizing the overall production, inventory and distribution costs. Balanced and synchronized ordering policies are applied to the studied problem and their impacts on the different cost elements are assessed.
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