| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7427712 | Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review | 2018 | 20 Pages |
Abstract
Academic research on (s,S) inventory policies for multi-echelon distribution networks with deterministic lead times, backordering, and fill rate constraints is limited. Inspired by a real-life Dutch food retail case we develop a simulation-optimization approach to optimize (s,S) inventory policies in such a setting. We compare the performance of a Nested Bisection Search (NBS) and a novel Scatter Search (SS) metaheuristic using 1280 instances from literature and we derive managerial implications from a real-life case. Results show that the SS outperforms the NBS on solution quality. Additionally, supply chain costs can be saved by allowing lower fill rates at upstream echelons.
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Authors
Marije Noordhoek, Wout Dullaert, David S.W. Lai, Sander de Leeuw,