کد مقاله | کد نشریه | سال انتشار | مقاله انگلیسی | نسخه تمام متن |
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1023690 | 941640 | 2012 | 18 صفحه PDF | دانلود رایگان |
We study the location-inventory problem in three-level supply networks. Our model integrates three decisions: the distribution centers location, flows allocation, and shipment sizes. We propose a nonlinear continuous formulation, including transportation, fixed, handling and holding costs, which decomposes into a closed-form equation and a linear program when the DC flows are fixed. We thus develop an iterative heuristic that estimates the DC flows a priori, solves the linear program, and then improves the DC flow estimations. Extensive numerical experiments show that the approach can design large supply networks both effectively and efficiently, and a case study is discussed.
► Our approach allows to design large supply networks with general features.
► Our continuous model integrates location, allocation as well as inventory decisions.
► At each iteration of our heuristic, we fix the DC flows and solve a linear program.
► The heuristic is able to reveal the benefits resulting from inventory decisions.
► The approach is inspired by and illustrated on a real case.
Journal: Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review - Volume 48, Issue 2, March 2012, Pages 485–502