An application methodology for logistics and transportation scenarios analysis and comparison within the retail supply chain

作者：Bruzzone Agostino; Longo Francesco^*

来源：European Journal of Industrial Engineering, 2014, 8(1): 112-142.

DOI：10.1504/EJIE.2014.059352

• logistics
• transportation
• retail supply chain
• RSC
• industrial engineering
• simulation

The article proposes the development of an application methodology, named MARLIN, for logistics and transportation (L&T) scenarios analysis and comparison within the fresh food supply chain (FFSC). The MARLIN application methodology consists of the development of a dedicated simulation-based software tool for scenarios analysis and comparison and its inclusion in a methodology framework. The software tool is based on three different cooperating simulators while the methodology framework consists of three different steps: 1) supply chain rings and constraints definition; 2) L&T scenarios and factors definition; 3) L&T scenarios analysis and comparison. After the description of the cooperating simulators and methodology framework, a case study on a real FFSC is presented to showcase the MARLIN application methodology; the case study provides analytical and numerical results for five L&T scenarios and selects the optimal L&T scenario.

• 出版日期2014