Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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396074 | Information Sciences | 2008 | 8 Pages |
Abstract
The aim of this paper is to develop an optimal technique for dealing with the fuzziness aspect of demand uncertainties. Triangular fuzzy numbers are used to model external demand, and decision models in both non-coordination and coordination situations are constructed. It is shown that in the decision models there exists a unique solution that can be expressed analytically. Based on the closed form solutions for both models, the behaviors and relationships of both the manufacturer and the retailer are quantitatively analyzed, and a cooperative policy for the optimization of the whole supply chain is put forward.
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Authors
Ruoning Xu, Xiaoyan Zhai,