| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6898366 | European Journal of Operational Research | 2012 | 9 Pages |
Abstract
⺠Motivated by a real problem of picking the right ship-pack quantity for a major retailer. ⺠These ship-packs include cases, inners (packages of 6 or 8 units) or individual units. ⺠We developed a cost model that balances DC handling costs, store handling costs and inventory-related costs. ⺠By changing ship-pack size for 30 SKUs, total cost is reduced by 0.3-0.4% (out of a sample of 529 SKUs). ⺠Most of the cost savings occurs at the DC level.
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Authors
Naijun Wen, Stephen C. Graves, Z. Justin Ren,