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| Author: | Dasci, A. Verter, V. |
| Title: | A continuous model for production-distribution system design |
| Journal: | European Journal of Operational Research
2001 : MAR, VOL. 129:2, p. 287-298 |
| Index terms: | Planning Supply chain management Models |
| Freeterms: | Continuous approximation Location |
| Language: | eng |
| Abstract: | The production--distribution system design problem (PDSDP) involves decisions concerning the structure of a firm's supply chain. An overwhelming majority of the literature uses mixed integer programming formulations in representing such facility design decisions. In this paper, we present an alternative modeling framework, which is based on the use of continuous functions to represent spatial distributions of cost and customer demand. The proposed continuous model allows the derivation of a number of insights about the impact of problem parameters on facility design decisions. It is proposed that discrete and continuous modeling approaches complement each other. |
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