The effects of resupply flexibility on the design of service parts supply systems

Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 72-85

  Van Utterbeeck, Filip ^a   Wong, Hartanto ^b   Van Oudheusden, Dirk ^c   Cattrysse, Dirk ^c  

^a ROYAL MILITARY ACADEMY   (Belgium)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Resupply flexibility; Service parts; Simulation optimization; Supply chain

Indexed keywords

COST SAVING; OPTIMAL DESIGN; PART SUPPLIES; REPLENISHMENT POLICY; RESUPPLY; RESUPPLY FLEXIBILITY; SERVICE PARTS; SIMULATION OPTIMIZATION; SUPPLY SYSTEM; TRANSHIPMENT;

SUPPLY CHAINS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DESIGN; FREIGHT TRANSPORT; OPTIMIZATION;

EID: 57149121943     PISSN: 13665545     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tre.2008.04.002     Document Type: Article

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