A supply chain design model with unreliable supply |
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| Authors: | Lian Qi Zuo‐Jun Max Shen |
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| Institution: | 1. Department of Business Administration, University of Missouri, Rolla, Missouri;2. Department of Industrial Engineering and Operations Research, University of California, Berkeley, CaliforniaDepartment of Industrial Engineering and Operations Research, University of California, Berkeley, California |
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| Abstract: | Uncertainties abound within a supply chain and have big impacts on its performance. We propose an integrated model for a three‐tiered supply chain network with one supplier, one or more facilities and retailers. This model takes into consideration the unreliable aspects of a supply chain. The properties of the optimal solution to the model are analyzed to reveal the impacts of supply uncertainty on supply chain design decisions. We also propose a general solution algorithm for this model. Computational experience is presented and discussed. © 2007 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Naval Research Logistics, 2007 |
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| Keywords: | supply chain design disruption nonlinear optimization |
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