Majority Equilibrium of Distribution Centers Allocation in Supply Chain Management

2005 ◽  
pp. 793-800
Author(s):  
Lihua Chen ◽  
Qiwen Wang
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Supply Chain Management ◽  
Distribution Centers ◽  
Chain Management

scholarly journals Product Channeling in an O2O Supply Chain Management as Power Transmission in Electric Power Distribution Systems

Mathematics ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 4 ◽  
Author(s):  
Biswajit Sarkar ◽  
Muhammad Tayyab ◽  
Seok-Beom Choi
Keyword(s):  
Linear Programming ◽  
Supply Chain ◽  
Supply Chain Management ◽  
Electric Power ◽  
Distribution Systems ◽  
Power Transmission ◽  
Distribution Networks ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Distribution Centers ◽  
Chain Management

With the aim of delivering goods and services to customers, optimal delivery channel selection is a significant part of supply chain management. Several heuristics have been developed to solve the variants of distribution center allocation and vehicle routing problems. In reality, small-scale suppliers cannot afford research and development departments to optimize their distribution networks. In this context, this research work develops a model for an online to offline (O2O) supply chain management network of a small-scale household electric components manufacturer for delivering goods to its distribution centers and retailers. Retailers are acquired by the company through investment in the O2O channel of e-commerce. Electric power transmission and distribution is considered as representative of the product distribution network. A model is developed using a combination of the supply chain management technique and power transmission terminologies. The constrained linear programming model is solved through the linear programming tool of the LINGO optimization software and the global optimum results for the proposed quantity allocation problem are achieved. A numerical experiment is provided to illustrate the practical applicability of the model and the optimal results are analyzed for model robustness.

scholarly journals Implementation of Supply Chain Management (SCM) in pharmaceutical company, general principles and case study

2014 ◽  
Vol 60 (02) ◽  
pp. 75-82 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zoran Nakov ◽  
Stevche Acevski ◽  
Rubincho Zareski
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Supply Chain Management ◽  
Pharmaceutical Company ◽  
Continuous Improvement ◽  
Best Practice ◽  
Working Environment ◽  
Third Party ◽  
Distribution Centers ◽  
Chain Management

Supply Chain Management (SCM) in pharmaceutical industry is defined as a “responsible SCM” and its implementation is according to the principles of: business ethics, rights of labor and principles of healthy and safe working environment. Pharmaceutical companies with implemented “responsible SCM” have to use management systems to facilitate continuous improvement in accordance with their working principles. The main purpose of this management system is to ensure the consistency, reliability and continuous improvement of all workflows within an organization.The analyzed case describes the project of European generic pharmaceutical company, which intends to implement best practice SCM operations for five European manufacturing sites and European logistics organizations (active ingredients supply, distribution centers, affiliate customers and third party manufacturers). The main objectives of the project were the creation of the future improved To-Be situation through implementation of new SCM models to the existing To-Day situation.

Managing Transportation in Supply Chain

2021 ◽  
pp. 198-218
Author(s):  
Fatma Selen Madenoğlu
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Supply Chain Management ◽  
Transportation Network ◽  
Experimental Studies ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Transportation Cost ◽  
Fixed Cost ◽  
Distribution Centers ◽  
Solution Quality ◽  
Chain Management

Supply chain management is the managing of all processes of goods, services, and information from suppliers to customers. Transportation network design is an important part of effective supply chain management. This chapter presents the two-stage fixed-charge transportation problem in a supply chain to minimize the total cost containing the opening cost of distribution centers, transportation cost from manufacture to distribution centers and from distribution centers to customers, and fixed cost for transportation from distribution centers to customers. There are the capacity constraints on distribution centers in order to consider real life situations in this chapter. A constructive based algorithm and a population-based algorithm are proposed to solve this complex optimization problem. Taguchi experimental design is applied for determining the best combinations of parameters. The experimental studies are conducted to compare the performance of the proposed algorithms according to solution quality.

scholarly journals Supply Chain Management in a Production Company

2019 ◽  
Vol 23 (3) ◽  
pp. 61-69
Author(s):  
Katarzyna Grotkiewicz ◽  
Agnieszka Peszek ◽  
Przemysław Obajtek
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Supply Chain Management ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Route Planning ◽  
Added Value ◽  
Distribution Centers ◽  
Chain Management ◽  
Production Company ◽  
And Storage ◽  
The Competitiveness Of Enterprises

AbstractThe purpose of the supply chain management is to ensure a competitive advantage as well as specific added value for the benefit of all supply chain links. Appropriate management practices generate many benefits, allow for savings in particular segments of the supply chain by means of cost reduction, which in turn directly leads to the competitiveness of enterprises belonging to a specific chain. The above-mentioned issues have become the subject of this thesis. Therefore, the British American Tobacco distribution network is strategically analyzed. A location and number of distribution centers will be i.a. taken into account. Reduction in the number of distribution centers will be suggested in order to reduce logistics costs in the supply chain, i.e. transport and storage. The studies were carried out based on the analysis of flows and route planning of the logistics operator for the transport of the company's products.

Designing an Electronic Supply Chain Management System in an Electronic Market Considering Customer Satisfaction and Logistic

2012 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 74-88 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hamed Fazlollahtabar ◽  
Hamed Hajmohammadi ◽  
Amir Mohajeri
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Supply Chain Management ◽  
Customer Satisfaction ◽  
Delivery System ◽  
Management System ◽  
Electronic Market ◽  
Distribution Centers ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Chain Management ◽  
Supply Chain Management System

A supply chain is a network of suppliers, factories, warehouses, distribution centers, and retailers, through which raw materials are received, transformed, produced and delivered to the customer. An effective and efficient way of handling this network is called a Supply Chain Management System (SCMS). The purpose of this study is to design an electronic supply chain system to be capable in an electronic market. Here, the authors consider a supply chain composed of supplier, plant, and customer. The aim is to optimize a real time web-based order-delivery system in which customer satisfaction is noted. As such, a comprehensive web-based order-delivery system in an electronic market is proposed and optimized applying mathematical programming.

Medikamentenlogistik: Kooperation: Swisslog Healthcare und SPZ

2017 ◽  
Vol 22 (04) ◽  
pp. 78-78
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Supply Chain Management ◽  
Chain Management

Swisslog, ein führender Anbieter von Lösungen für Medikamenten- und Supply-Chain-Management im Gesundheitswesen, hat vom angesehenen Schweizer Paraplegiker-Zentrum in Nottwil (SPZ) den Großauftrag für die Lieferung und Installation seiner modernsten Technologie zur stationären und ambulanten Medikamentenversorgung erhalten.

Theory of the firm, Supply Chain management, and relationship marketing

2014 ◽  
pp. 40-60
Author(s):  
M. Storchevoy
Keyword(s):  
Economic Theory ◽  
Supply Chain ◽  
Supply Chain Management ◽  
Relationship Marketing ◽  
Theory Of The Firm ◽  
Chain Management

The paper studies through the lens of the economic theory of the firm the development of two managerial disciplines: supply chain management and relationship marketing. The author demonstrates which ideas have been borrowed by these disciplines from the economic theory of the firm, and in what extent their implications may be useful for the latter.

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