Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/78565 
Year of Publication: 
2012
Citation: 
[Journal:] Journal of Industrial Engineering International [ISSN:] 2251-712X [Volume:] 8 [Publisher:] Springer [Place:] Heidelberg [Year:] 2012 [Pages:] 1-8
Publisher: 
Springer, Heidelberg
Abstract: 
The characteristics of today's competitive environment, such as the speed with which products are designed, manufactured, and distributed, and the need for higher responsiveness and lower operational cost, are forcing companies to search for innovative ways to do business. The concept of agile manufacturing has been proposed in response to these challenges for companies. This paper copes with the strategic and tactical level decisions in agile supply chain network design. An efficient mixed-integer linear programming model that is able to consider the key characteristics of agile supply chain such as direct shipments, outsourcing, different transportation modes, discount, alliance (process and information integration) between opened facilities, and maximum waiting time of customers for deliveries is developed. In addition, in the proposed model, the capacity of facilities is determined as decision variables, which are often assumed to be fixed. Computational results illustrate that the proposed model can be applied as a power tool in agile supply chain network design as well as in the integration of strategic decisions with tactical decisions.
Subjects: 
supply chain management
agile supply chain network design
outsourcing
responsiveness
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Document Type: 
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