Number: 007-0663 An Inventory Sharing and Allocation Method for a Multi-location Service Parts Logistics Network with Time-based Service Levels Erhan Kutanoglu Graduate Program in Operations Research and Industrial Engineering Department of Mechanical Engineering The University of Texas at Austin [email protected] POMS 18th Annual Conference Dallas, Texas, U.S.A. May 4 to May 7, 2007 Abstr...

This paper demonstrates optimal policies for capacitated serial multiechelon production/inventory systems. Extending the Clark and Scarf (1960) model to include installations with production capacity limits, we demonstrate that a modified echelon base-stock policy is optimal in a two-stage system when there is a smaller capacity at the downstream facility. This is shown by decomposing the dynam...

Multi-echelon distribution systems are quite common in supply-chain and logistic systems. They are used by public administrations in their transportation and traffic planning strategies as well as by companies to model their distribution systems. In the literature, most of the studies address issues related to the movement of flows throughout the system from their origins to their final destina...

aBstraCt The effective coordination is a key element in the success of many cooperative supply chains. All production, distribution and supply must be adequately synchronized in order to satisfy the customer needs and at the same time optimizing the operational costs. This article presents a multi-product, multi-echelon inventory system which comprises one manufacturer, a number of distribution...

Applied Materials, Inc. is the global leader in nanomanufacturing technology solutions, with a broad portfolio of innovative equipment, service and software products. The company supports its customers worldwide with an extensive service and parts network of over 100 locations. At the end of 2006, the company decided to evaluate and rationalize its network design in North America. A detailed op...

In this paper we analyze stock allocation policies in general N-echelon distribution systems, where it is allowed to hold stock at all levels in the network. The goal is to achieve differentiated target customer service levels (fill rates). Various allocation rules and accompanying numerical methods that have already been developed for smaller networks are extended and compared in an extensive ...

An optimization-based control framework that simultaneously determines the optimal inventory and product pricing policies is developed for multi-product, multi-echelon supply chain networks. The optimization problem aims at adjusting the available manufacturing resources, product transportation, inventories and prices for the entire supply chain network to satisfy demand while maximizing networ...