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SCM Term Project proposal. Yao Yaxian. Problems Description. City retailer. Factory. Costumer. Distribution Center. Problems Description. Assume there are three factories, each factory has a fixed capacity.
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SCM Term Project proposal Yao Yaxian
Problems Description City retailer Factory Costumer Distribution Center
Problems Description • Assume there are three factories, each factory has a fixed capacity. • There are several cities need the serviced by the distribute centers(DC), each DC has different capacity and inventory cost.
Problems Description • How many DCs should be set up? • Each city has their own costumers, so they must have an inventory level. • The city retailers order for goods from DCs at a different time, so each DC must has an inventory level. • Minimize the total cost.
To solve the problem, the following methods may be used: • Heuristics algorithm • Simulation