Development of a decision support tool for supply network planning: A case study from the chemical industry
For the practical use of supply chain management powerful planning tools are needed to support production and logistics decisions at various planning levels. In our paper, we focus on medium-term supply network planning. As a real application, the production of a chemical additive in a multi-site production and distribution network is considered. Supply network planning is an exceedingly complex task which can only be accomplished with the support of computer based systems. Instead of using an off-the-shelf planning tool, the company decided to develop its own linear programming based optimization model. This model allows the consideration of various application features, e.g. the use of alternate production resources or the generation of electrical energy as a side product. The optimization model has proven to be of major value for both strategic and operational decisions. The model is now in full use at three production-distribution networks in different parts of the world.
Production and distribution planning Supply network management Linear programming model chemical industry
Martin Grunow Hans-Otto G(u)nther
Dept. of Manufacturing Engineering and Management, Technical University of Denmark, Produktionstorve Dept. of Production Management, Technical University of Berlin, Wilmersdorfer Str. 148, 10585 Berlin
国际会议
The Seventh International Symposium(ISORA08)(第七届国际效力研究及其应用学术会议)
云南丽江
英文
18-24
2008-10-31（万方平台首次上网日期，不代表论文的发表时间）