This paper is concerned with the implementation of VMI within a grocery supply chain. We use the Time Benefit analysis tool to identify the particular products most suitable for VMI control from within the suppliers product range. Practical issues concerning the production and distribution process are highlighted. A production and inventory control system is selected and refined and realised vi...

Purpose – This paper aims to explore the impact of inventory system inaccuracies on the benefits of collaborative supply chain practices under various supply chain scenarios. To achieve this purpose, two popular collaboration initiatives are considered in a four-stage supply chain. The first practice is a vendor managed inventory (VMI) program where the distributor takes the full responsibility...

This paper addresses the synchronization of a supply chain with two different production processes through improving the visibility to downstream plans. Dynamic demands and hard competitive situation make it increasingly necessary for companies in the food supply chain to seek for efficiencies and more responsive modes of operation. In this study it is studied how the different supply chain pla...

The use of VMI at Wal-Mart on a large scale has attracted a great deal of attention in the industrial world. In a VMI program, the supplier assumes control of the inventory management for one or more retailers (Fry, 2002). The supplier monitors the inventory level at the retailers and makes the decisions related to the quantities of replenishment and the timing of shipments to the retailers. It...

Background: The classical mathematical formulation of the vendor-managed inventory (VMI) model assumes an infinite planning horizon, and consequently, solution derived ignored impact first cycle. is associated with another implicit assumption that input parameters remain static indefinitely. Methods: This paper develops two models for VMI a joint economic lot-sizing (JELS) policy. Each consider...

We consider an inventory control problem where it is possible to collect some imperfect information on future demand. We refer to such information as imperfect Advance Demand Information (ADI), which may occur in different forms of applications. A simple example is a company that uses sales representatives to market its products, in which case the collection of sales representatives’ informatio...