In this paper, we model and analyze a type of two-stage serial supply chain often found in service sector and maketo-order manufacturing industries. The chain holds no finished goods inventory at either stage. Rather, processing occurs only after an order is received and backlogs are managed solely by adjusting capacity. We model this supply chain using a tandem queuing model. Our analysis cons...

This paper studies the cost distribution characteristics in multi-stage supply chain networks. Based on the graphical evaluation and review technique, we propose a novel stochastic network mathematical model for cost distribution analysis in multi-stage supply chain networks. Further, to investigate the effects of cost components, including the procurement costs, inventory costs, shortage costs...

Coordination plays crucial role in supply chain scheduling. In this paper, we extend the existing body of literature on supply chain scheduling by representing the robust schedule coordination approach. A hybrid discrete/continuous flow shop supply chain with job shop processes at each supplier stage is studied with dynamic optimal control models. We consider operations, channel, resource and f...

A supply chain is a set of suppliers, manufactures and distributors, which are linked together. The first chain is a supplier and the last one is customers. What is the most important in supply chain are highquality products by the least cost and the most benefit. In this regard, each input and output and intermediate have unit price and unit cost information. The cost-minimization and the prof...

In this research, we investigate a three-stage supply chain with one supplier, several manufacturers and multiple retailers where the supplier provides a common raw material to each manufacturer, who in turn uses a single stage production facility to convert it into final products that are delivered at fixed lot sizes to retailers. An integrated economic procurement, production, and delivery mo...

The goal of this paper is to identify the readiness of supply chain collaboration and design a measurement system to quantify them. The framework is first designed for a general IOS for supply chain collaboration. To further verify it, we apply the generic model to a specific case of implementing RosettaNet standards in high-tech industries. By calculating our proposed readiness index, each fir...