Strategic Analysis of Integrated Production-Distribution Systems: Models and Methods

Morris A. Cohen and Hau L. Lee
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Morris A. Cohen: University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Hau L. Lee: Stanford University, Stanford, California

Operations Research, 1988, vol. 36, issue 2, 216-228

Abstract: This paper presents a comprehensive model framework for linking decisions and performance throughout the material-production-distribution supply chain. The purpose of the model is to support analysis of alternative manufacturing material/service strategies. A series of linked, approximate submodels and an heuristic optimization procedure are introduced. A prototype software implementation is also discussed.

Keywords: 331 inventory/production; 344 inventory/production operating characteristics; 570 stochastic model applications (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1988
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