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Strategic and Tactical Modeling in the Argentine Sugar Industry

In: Handbook of Global Logistics

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  • Gustavo Braier

    (Braier & Asociados Consultores)

  • Javier Marenco

    (Braier & Asociados Consultores)

Abstract

This chapter describes the application of linear programming techniques to the automatic planning of manufacturing and distribution decisions at the main sugar producer in Argentina. We summarize the production and logistics chain for the sugar business of this company, and present a linear programming model representing the key planning decisions within these processes. We provide details on the implementation of a software tool for managing the data, solving the model, and analyzing the results. That software tool and embedded model allowed the sugar planning team to improve the planning decisions by having a global comprehension of a very complex decision structure and analyzing multiple scenarios. At the same time, the team obtained a better understanding of the limits and potential of the available industrial and logistical facilities.

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  • Gustavo Braier & Javier Marenco, 2013. "Strategic and Tactical Modeling in the Argentine Sugar Industry," International Series in Operations Research & Management Science, in: James H. Bookbinder (ed.), Handbook of Global Logistics, edition 127, chapter 0, pages 99-116, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:isochp:978-1-4419-6132-7_5
    DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4419-6132-7_5
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