Designing distribution centres for agile supply chains

Designing distribution centres for agile supply chains

Designing Supply Chains Using Optimization

This chapter studies the strategic decision making problem regarding the design of a distribution network and the definition of material flows. In particular, we consider the Two-Echelon Uncapacitated Facility Location Problem (TUFLP). In a general case, the problem is defined as follows. A firm may have relatively few products and a number of plants. Products are shipped from plants to markets...

Designing cooperation mechanisms for supply chains

The paper defines generic requirements towards cooperative planning in the nucleus of any supply network that is constituted by a pair of autonomous manufacturer and supplier who possess asymmetric information on demand forecast and costs, respectively. Then a novel way is suggested for investigating this problem by means of the apparatus of mechanism design. The analysis results in some provab...

An Integrated Model for the Design of Agile Supply Chains

The latter part of the 20 Century saw the lean production paradigm positively impact many market sectors ranging from automotive through to construction. In particular there is much evidence to suggest that level scheduling combined with the elimination of muda has successfully delivered a wide range of products to those markets where cost is the primary order winning criteria. However, there a...

Designing and Managing Multiple Supply Chains

In this paper a perspective is taken which treats traditional supply chains and mass customisation as opposite ends of the delivery spectrum. This leads logically to a response to the emerging requirement that “One Size Does Not Fit All” by selecting, engineering, and operating multiple pipelines tailored to the needs of the marketplace. This in turn suggests a “postponement matrix” as a tool f...