Production and inventory decisions in a multi-stage supply chain with transportation cost

• Main Authors: Seliaman, Mohamed Elhassan, Ahmad, Ab. Rahman, A. Saif, Abdul-Wahid
• Format: Book Section
• Published: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers 2008
• Subjects: QA75 Electronic computers. Computer science
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/12726/; http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ICTTA.2008.4529993

In this paper we consider the case of a three-stage supply where a firm can supply many customers. This supply chain system involves suppliers, manufactures, and retailers. Production and inventory decisions are made at the suppliers and manufactures levels. The production rates for the suppliers an...