Title :
Research on distribution logistics problem in decentralized coordinating VMI&TPL supply chain
Author_Institution :
Coll. of Economic & Manage., Wuhan Polytech. Univ., Wuhan, China
Abstract :
A new supply chain model which integrates Vendor-managed inventory (VMI) and Third-party logistics (TPL) is discussed. Decentralized coordinating VMI&TPL supply chain model is built firstly. Based on the network which consists of “many vendors, one TPL and one manufacturer”, distribution logistics problem model of decentralized coordinating integrating supply chain of VMI and TPL is built. A simulated annealing algorithm is designed to solve the problem. At last, a numerical study is given to testify the feasibility of simulated annealing algorithm by comparing with C-w saving method.
Keywords :
inventory management; logistics; simulated annealing; supply chain management; C-W saving method; decentralized coordination; distribution logistics problem model; simulated annealing algorithm; supply chain management; third party logistics; vendor managed inventory; Computational modeling; Numerical models; Simulated annealing; Supply chains; Vehicles; distribution logistics; supply chain management; third-party logistics; vendor-managed inventory;
Conference_Titel :
Management Science and Industrial Engineering (MSIE), 2011 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Harbin
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-8383-9
DOI :
10.1109/MSIE.2011.5707698
