Industry/University Cooperative Research: Strategic Analysis of Integrated Production-Distribution Systems - Model and Methods

这项工作的研究目标是开发一个全面的模型 大规模物料管理战略分析 生产/分销系统。 这些系统包括 原材料及中间产品的采购、加工 这些投入的产出，以及分配的 成品通过分销网络。 这其中的重点 工作是制定模型和算法，可以起诉， 预测公司在产品成本方面的表现， 向公司客户提供的服务水平，以及 生产/分销系统的响应性和灵活性。 该项目将侧重于生产和 在各种工业环境中的分销业务。

The research goal of this effort is to develop a comprehensive model for the strategic analysis of materials management within large-scale production/distribution systems. Such systems encompass the procurement of raw materials and intermediate products, the processing of these inputs to produce outputs, and the distribution of the finished product through a distribution network. The emphasis of this work is on formulation of models and algorithms which can be sued to predict the performance of a firm with respect to the cost of products, the lvel of services provided to the firm's customers, and the responsiveness and flixibility of the production/distribution system. This project will focus on the interactions between production and distribution operations in various industrial settings.