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Cost analysis of two different configurations for a distribution network design

One significant decision in supply chain management is to determine the configuration of the supply chain network. However, studies that analyze different configurations are rare in the literature. This paper considers a supply chain network consisting of one supplier and a number of retailers. Two...

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Main Authors: Firoozi, Zahra, Ismail, Napsiah, Ariafar, Shahram, Tang, Sai Hong, Mohd Ariffin, Mohd Khairol Anuar, Memariani, Azizollah
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Published: Trans Tech Publications 2014
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spelling my.upm.eprints.369202015-09-15T03:58:01Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/36920/ Cost analysis of two different configurations for a distribution network design Firoozi, Zahra Ismail, Napsiah Ariafar, Shahram Tang, Sai Hong Mohd Ariffin, Mohd Khairol Anuar Memariani, Azizollah One significant decision in supply chain management is to determine the configuration of the supply chain network. However, studies that analyze different configurations are rare in the literature. This paper considers a supply chain network consisting of one supplier and a number of retailers. Two different configurations were proposed and were compared in terms of total cost for the network. In the first configuration, retailers directly order to the supplier and hold the inventory to meet the demand of customers. However, in the second configuration, a number of intermediate facilities were established to order products from the supplier and satisfy the demands of retailers. The inventory of retailers in the latter configuration is stored in the intermediate facilities. These two configurations were compared in terms of total cost. Numerical calculations indicate that the latter configuration was preferred in most cases. Trans Tech Publications 2014 Article NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/36920/1/Cost%20analysis%20of%20two%20different%20configurations%20for%20a%20distribution%20network%20design.pdf Firoozi, Zahra and Ismail, Napsiah and Ariafar, Shahram and Tang, Sai Hong and Mohd Ariffin, Mohd Khairol Anuar and Memariani, Azizollah (2014) Cost analysis of two different configurations for a distribution network design. Applied Mechanics and Materials, 564. pp. 656-660. ISSN 1660-9336; ESSN: 1662-7482 http://www.scientific.net/AMM.564.656 10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.564.656
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description One significant decision in supply chain management is to determine the configuration of the supply chain network. However, studies that analyze different configurations are rare in the literature. This paper considers a supply chain network consisting of one supplier and a number of retailers. Two different configurations were proposed and were compared in terms of total cost for the network. In the first configuration, retailers directly order to the supplier and hold the inventory to meet the demand of customers. However, in the second configuration, a number of intermediate facilities were established to order products from the supplier and satisfy the demands of retailers. The inventory of retailers in the latter configuration is stored in the intermediate facilities. These two configurations were compared in terms of total cost. Numerical calculations indicate that the latter configuration was preferred in most cases.
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author Firoozi, Zahra
Ismail, Napsiah
Ariafar, Shahram
Tang, Sai Hong
Mohd Ariffin, Mohd Khairol Anuar
Memariani, Azizollah
spellingShingle Firoozi, Zahra
Ismail, Napsiah
Ariafar, Shahram
Tang, Sai Hong
Mohd Ariffin, Mohd Khairol Anuar
Memariani, Azizollah
Cost analysis of two different configurations for a distribution network design
author_facet Firoozi, Zahra
Ismail, Napsiah
Ariafar, Shahram
Tang, Sai Hong
Mohd Ariffin, Mohd Khairol Anuar
Memariani, Azizollah
author_sort Firoozi, Zahra
title Cost analysis of two different configurations for a distribution network design
title_short Cost analysis of two different configurations for a distribution network design
title_full Cost analysis of two different configurations for a distribution network design
title_fullStr Cost analysis of two different configurations for a distribution network design
title_full_unstemmed Cost analysis of two different configurations for a distribution network design
title_sort cost analysis of two different configurations for a distribution network design
publisher Trans Tech Publications
publishDate 2014
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/36920/1/Cost%20analysis%20of%20two%20different%20configurations%20for%20a%20distribution%20network%20design.pdf
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http://www.scientific.net/AMM.564.656
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