Investigating the effect of delivery time windows in Metro's supply chain****

调查 Metro 供应链中交货时间窗口的影响****

• 批准号: 533822-2018
• 负责人: MohamedIsmail, MohamedWahab
• 金额: $ 1.82万
• 依托单位: Ryerson University
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: Engage Grants Program
• 财政年份: 2018
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2018-01-01 至 2019-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=659967
• 关键词: Investigating; effect; delivery; time; windows

Transportation and inventory control in the supply chain is a major cost for food retailers like Metro. These retailers must meet customer demand for various types of products, for example, frozen food, produce, meat, and dairy. For such products, the number of deliveries per week and which days the stores receive deliveries are important decisions. Fresher commodities require more deliveries as do stores with smaller backrooms, as they cannot hold as much inventory. Stores cannot be overloaded, so deliveries need to be dispersed over the week. Deliveries must be scheduled to ensure promotional products are in stores before the sales promotional dates. Deliveries must also be scheduled to ensure stock levels are maintained through the higher sales volumes associated with weekends. Delivery windows must be associated with the right store order schedule so that the supply chain can be optimized. The current research project focuses on the development of a model that could determine the best delivery time windows given various constraints in a supply chain. Using this model, the company will benefit from assigning trucks and items with due consideration of required inventory at each store and distribution centers.******

对于麦德龙这样的食品零售商来说，供应链中的运输和库存控制是一项主要成本。这些零售商必须满足客户对各种产品的需求，例如冷冻食品、农产品、肉类和乳制品。对于这类产品，每周的送货次数和商店收到送货的日期是重要的决定。更新鲜的商品需要更多的送货，库房较小的商店也是如此，因为它们不能容纳那么多库存。商店不能超载，因此送货需要分散在一周内。必须安排送货计划，以确保促销产品在促销日期之前到达商店。还必须安排送货计划，以确保通过与周末相关的较高销售量保持库存水平。交货窗口必须与正确的库存订单计划相关联，这样才能优化供应链。目前的研究项目集中在开发一个模型，该模型可以确定在供应链中存在各种约束的情况下的最佳交付时间窗口。使用这种模式，公司将受益于分配卡车和物品，并适当考虑每个商店和配送中心所需的库存。*