Evaluation of Delayed Product Differentiation Structures for Coordinating Product, Process and Supply Chain Design

摘要：

There could be considerable benefits in designing supply chains structures taking into account the design of the product and the design of the manufacturing processes. The revised structures involve delaying product differentiation until later production stages. We develop models representing possible implementations of the delayed product differentiation structures and compare their performance in total supply chain costs involving the cost of expected customer waiting times. Some numerical experiments were designed to investigate how different factors affect the performance of structures. We also offer guidance to managers using reasonable structure for a balance between customization and responsiveness.

作者: X.H.JI D.Y.SUN

作者单位: College of Economics and Management, North China University of Technology,Beijing, China

会议类型: 国际会议

会议名称: 2011 IEEE 18th International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management(2011 IEEE 第十八届工业工程与工程管理国际会议 IEEM2011)

会议地点: 长春

会议语种:英文

页码: 1458-1462

在线出版日期: 2011-09-03（万方平台首次上网日期，不代表论文的发表时间）