Research on Coordinated Replenishments by Alternative Supply Sources in a Logistics System
This paper sets up two models in two-level logistics system with two distributors and two retailers. In the first model, the distributor makes ordering for one retailer only, in the second model, the distributor can act as alternative supply source when the other one is out of stock. It is shown by theoretical and computational analyses that the model with coordinated replenishments by alternative supply sources outperforms the other one with regard to reducing reorder point and total costs of the logistics system.
Alternative supply sources Coordinated replenishments Inventory and transportation costs
Zheng Aihua Zhao Qiuhong
School of Economics and Management, BeiHang University, P.R.China, 100083
国际会议
第六届管理学国际会议(Proceedings of ICM2007 the 6th International on Management)
武汉
英文
296-301
2007-08-03（万方平台首次上网日期，不代表论文的发表时间）