distribution

Evaluating on-demand warehousing via dynamic facility location models

  • Kaan Unnu
  • Jennifer Pazour
    • Categories (Mixed) Integer Linear Programming, Supply Chain Management, Transportation Tags , , , , , ,

    On-demand warehousing platforms match companies with underutilized warehouse and distribution capabilities with customers who need extra space or distribution services. These new business models have unique advantages, in terms of reduced capacity and commitment granularity, but also have different cost structures compared to traditional ways of obtaining distribution capabilities. This research is the first quantitative … Read more

    Manufacturer’s Mixed Pallet Design Problem

  • Alper Sen
  • Hande Yaman
    • Categories (Mixed) Integer Linear Programming, Production and Logistics Tags , , ,

    We study a problem faced by a major beverage producer. The company produces and distributes several brands to various customers from its regional distributors. For some of these brands, most customers do not have enough demand to justify full pallet shipments. Therefore, the company decided to design a number of mixed or “rainbow” pallets so … Read more

    An Inventory-Location Model: Formulation, Solution Algorithm and Computational Results

  • Collette R. Coullard
  • Mark S. Daskin
  • Z.J. Max Shen
    • Categories Applications - OR and Management Sciences, Production and Logistics, Supply Chain Management Tags , , ,

    We introduce a new distribution center (DC) location model that incorporates working inventory and safety stock inventory costs at the distribution centers. In addition, the model incorporates transport costs from the suppliers to the DCs that explicitly reflect economies of scale through the use of a fixed cost term. The model is formulated as a … Read more