Min-max and predictive control for the management of distribution in supply chains

IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1075-1089

  Alessandri, Angelo ^a   Gaggero, Mauro ^a   Tonelli, Flavio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Distribution chain (DC) management; inventory control; min max optimization; model predictive control (MPC); strategic and tactical planning

Indexed keywords

BRANCH-AND-BOUND ALGORITHMS; CYCLE TIME; DISCRETE TIME DYNAMICS; DISTRIBUTION CHAIN (DC) MANAGEMENT; DISTRIBUTION CHAINS; LONG-TERM PREDICTION; MIN-MAX; MIN-MAX OPTIMIZATION; MINMAX PROBLEM; MODEL PREDICTIVE CONTROL (MPC); MULTI-ITEM; MULTIECHELON; ONLINE DECISIONS; PREDICTIVE CONTROL; REPLENISHMENT POLICY; SAFETY STOCK; SHORT TERM PREDICTION; SIMULATION RESULT; STRATEGIC LEVEL; TACTICAL PLANNING; TRANSPORTATION OF GOODS; UNCERTAIN INFORMATIONS;

ALGORITHMS; FORECASTING; INVENTORY CONTROL; PREDICTIVE CONTROL SYSTEMS; SUPPLY CHAINS;

MODEL PREDICTIVE CONTROL;

EID: 80051884761     PISSN: 10636536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TCST.2010.2076283     Document Type: Article

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