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Analysis of a two echelon supply chain with merging suppliers, a storage area and a distribution center with parallel channels

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  • Michael Vidalis

    (University of Aegean)

  • Stelios Koukoumialos

    (T.E.I. of Thessaly)

  • Alexandros Diamantidis

    (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki)

  • George Blanas

    (T.E.I. of Thessaly)

Abstract

This paper examines a discrete material two echelon supply chain system. Multiple reliable non identical merging suppliers send products to an intermediate storage area which can in turn feed a distribution centre with parallel identical reliable distribution channels. It is assumed that each merging supplier may have parallel identical reliable supply channels. The service rate of each supplier and each identical channel at the distribution centre is assumed to be exponentially distributed. The examined model is analyzed as a continuous time Markov process with discrete states. An algorithm that can create the system’s transition probabilities matrix for any value of its parameters is presented and various performance measures are calculated. The comparison of the proposed method with simulation showed that the proposed algorithm provides very accurate estimations of the system’s performance measures. Additionally the optimal values of the system’s parameters to optimize its various performance measures are also explored thoroughly.

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  • Michael Vidalis & Stelios Koukoumialos & Alexandros Diamantidis & George Blanas, 2022. "Analysis of a two echelon supply chain with merging suppliers, a storage area and a distribution center with parallel channels," Operational Research, Springer, vol. 22(1), pages 703-740, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:operea:v:22:y:2022:i:1:d:10.1007_s12351-019-00540-x
    DOI: 10.1007/s12351-019-00540-x
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