Designing an Integrated Multi-objective Supply Chain Network Considering Volume Flexibility
Designing an Integrated Multi-objective Supply Chain Network Considering Volume Flexibility
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考虑批量灵活性的集成多目标供应链网络设计
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2013
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通讯作者:
A. Abareshi
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作者:
S. Shahparvari;Payam Chiniforooshan;A. Abareshi
This paper investigates the problem of designing an integrated production-distribution system which supports strategic and tactical decision levels in supply chain management. An important aspect of this problem is consideration of volume flexibility to increase the system ability to change the level of aggregated output. The problem is formulated as a mixed integer linear programming. The objective functions are to minimize the total cost of production, location of DCs, transportation, inventory holding and backorders while maximizing flexibility level simultaneously. Since the problem under study is NP-hard, a multi-objective differential evolution (MOEM) framework is developed to solve this problem. To prove the efficiency and reliability of the proposed algorithm, the results obtained from extensive experiments are compared with the well-known multi-objective genetic algorithms in the literature, i.e. NSGA-II based on some comparison metrics. Computational experiments indicate the superiority of the MODE compared to this algorithm. chain level with the aim for global optimization. Tactical decisions are taken over a shorter period of time, maybe a few months. These are more localized decisions taken to keep the organization on the track set at the strategic level. Operational decisions are similar to day-to-day decisions for planning a few days worth of operations. These take into consideration the most profitable way to carry out daily activities for satisfying immediate requirements. As the connection between markets and sources, demand and supply has increased the strategic relevance of SCM, in today's competitive world maintaining an efficient and flexible supply chain became critical for every enterprise. In order to retain and strengthen their competitive edge in the market, organizations need to coordinate and integrate all their business operations with sustainability considerations. A focus on supply chain is a step towards the broader adoption and development of sustainability, since the supply chain considers the product from initial processing of raw materials to delivery to the customer. However, sustainability also must integrate issues and flows that extend beyond the core of supply chain management (Linton et al. (1). Supply chains have been more or less integrated to some extent as a whole, or in parts. Integration, if done at all, has been mostly done in patches throughout the supply chain. In many cases, this has been driven more by the need to survive and improvise, than by the willingness to improve and advance further. For example, suppliers have been coordinating with manufacturers to implement quality assurance programs in order to meet the ever increasing stringent quality requirements. These quality standards are mostly driven by market conditions which would not allow the manufacturer to accept material from the supplier if it does not meet those standards, thus risking the supplier's business. Therefore, efforts must be made to integrate suppliers, manufacturers, distributors, and customers, so that they will collaborate effectively with each other in the entire network. In other words, to fulfil the demand of the customer, the organizations, processes, and systems must be properly consolidated, not only between themselves but they must also be integrated with customers, competitors, and alliance partners. During the past few years, there have been significant attempts for providing integrated supply chain problems, which includes suppliers, manufacturers, distributors and retailers. The primary objective of an integrated supply chain is to optimize all cost components from converting raw materials into final products delivered to end users (Davis (2), Simchi-Levi et al. (3), Bilgen and Ozkarahan(4)). These conventional methods generally consider an overall production strategy, inventory strategy and flow of products through a facility over a single period to minimize total costs or maximize profits (Gen and Syarif (5)). Production and distribution operations are two key business functions in SCM. To achieve optimal operational performance in a supply chain, it is critical to integrate these two functions and schedule them jointly in a coordinated manner. For the most part,
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7.9
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Gen, MS;Syarif, A
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Syarif, A