A stochastic model for the implementation of postponement strategies in global distribution networks

Decision Support Systems

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 294-305

  Guericke, Stefan ^a   Koberstein, Achim ^a   Schwartz, Frank ^b   Voß, Stefan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADERBORN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Network design; Postponement; Stochastic optimization; Supply chain management

Indexed keywords

APPAREL INDUSTRY; DECISION SUPPORTS; DEMAND UNCERTAINTY; DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS; GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION NETWORKS; GLOBAL PRODUCTION; LONG LEADS; MATHEMATICAL PROGRAMMING SOFTWARE; MIXED INTEGER LINEAR PROGRAMMING MODEL; MODEL FORMULATION; NETWORK DESIGN; OVERSEAS TRANSPORTATION; POSTPONEMENT; POSTPONEMENT STRATEGIES; PRODUCT VARIANTS; QUANTITATIVE MODELS; RESEQUENCING; STOCHASTIC DEMAND; STOCHASTIC OPTIMIZATIONS; UNCERTAIN ENVIRONMENTS;

COMPUTER PROGRAMMING; DECISION MAKING; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; MATHEMATICAL PROGRAMMING; RESEARCH; STOCHASTIC SYSTEMS; SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT;

STOCHASTIC MODELS;

EID: 84861100330     PISSN: 01679236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dss.2012.01.010     Document Type: Article

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