Multi-level inventory management decisions with transportation cost consideration

作者：Madadi Alireza^*; Kurz Mary E; Ashayeri Jalal

来源：Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review , 2010, 46(5): 719-734.

DOI：10.1016/j.tre.2009.12.012

• Inventory management
• Decentralized ordering
• Centralized ordering
• Transportation

In this article we address specific inventory management decisions with transportation cost consideration in a multi-level environment consisting of a supplier-warehouse-retailers. We develop two models - namely, decentralized ordering model and centralized ordering model to investigate the effect of collective ordering by retailers on the total inventory cost of the system. A numerical study shows that the proposed model is robust and generates reasonable cost savings. The models have potential in several multi-level applications such as fresh or frozen food delivery to stores of different supermarkets or the supply of medicine to a number of hospitals from a wholesaler.

• 出版日期2010-9