Supply chain management (SCM) is implemented by integrating corporate functions using business processes within and across companies (Council of Logistics Management 2003). Supply chain management encompasses more than the activities of any individual corporate function. However, frequently it is se
An optimisation-oriented model of distributed supply-chain
โ Scribed by Marco Ghirardi; Giuseppe Menga; Nicola Sacco
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2008
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 233 KB
- Volume
- 79
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0378-4754
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โฆ Synopsis
In this paper, a suitable model of distributed supply-chains (DSCs) is presented with the aim of providing a tool for DSC decentralised optimisation. To cope with this challenge, in the first part of the paper, a general model for distributed supply-chain including suppliers, processing units, assemblers, and transportation systems is presented with the aim of keeping the framework as general as possible. In the second part of the paper, an optimisation algorithm is also discussed.
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