Multi-Item Distribution Policies with Supply Hub and Lateral Transshipment
Joint Authors
Jin-Hong, Zhong
Rui-Xuan, Jiang
Gui, Zheng
Source
Mathematical Problems in Engineering
Issue
Vol. 2015, Issue 2015 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.1-12, 12 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2015-06-09
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
12
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Supply Hub is defined as the horizontal coordination among the suppliers while lateral transshipment is a horizontal coordination policy among the retailers.
By considering the Supply Hub and lateral transshipment simultaneously, ones can reduce the total cost of the supply chain system and improve the response to customer requirement and the customers’ satisfaction.
We investigate the distribution policies for the supply chain which consists of multisuppliers, single Supply Hub, and multidistributors.
In the system, both Supply Hub and distributors adopt the (t, S) policy, Supply Hub will not be out of stock, and backlogging is forbidden.
Customer requirements at distributors are assumed to be independent random variables complying with uniform distribution; transshipment is assumed to be bidirectional, instantaneous, and emergent.
We establish the distribution models, respectively, for the cases of transshipment or no transshipment.
For the case with transshipment, we design a GA-based solution method involving a two-stage selection technology, that is, firstly, selecting individuals from parent population to generate offspring chromosomes and, secondly, selecting individuals from the interim population comprising all of the parent and offspring genomes, to form the next-generation population.
We show that lateral transshipment can increase the overall profit of the supply chain by the comparison examinations between the models with and without transshipment.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Jin-Hong, Zhong& Rui-Xuan, Jiang& Gui, Zheng. 2015. Multi-Item Distribution Policies with Supply Hub and Lateral Transshipment. Mathematical Problems in Engineering،Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-12.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1074507
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Jin-Hong, Zhong…[et al.]. Multi-Item Distribution Policies with Supply Hub and Lateral Transshipment. Mathematical Problems in Engineering No. 2015 (2015), pp.1-12.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1074507
American Medical Association (AMA)
Jin-Hong, Zhong& Rui-Xuan, Jiang& Gui, Zheng. Multi-Item Distribution Policies with Supply Hub and Lateral Transshipment. Mathematical Problems in Engineering. 2015. Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-12.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1074507
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1074507