Pham, Tai. Optimal design of supply chain network : a case study in toothbrush industry. Master's Degree(Logistics and Supply Chain Systems Engineering). Thammasat University. Thammasat University Library. : Thammasat University, 2015.
Optimal design of supply chain network : a case study in toothbrush industry
Abstract:
Supply chain management has long been a compass for every successful business. Its long-term decision plays an important role in shaping the supply chain structure, or design of supply chain network, which significantly affects supply chain performance for prolong period. Since each industry has a unique set of characteristics which evidently drive the design of supply chain network, a number of various models have been formulated to meet the needs of such business contexts. Even though many models have been proposed for manufacturing industry context, most of them are based on the facility location model. The model tends to lead the supply chain network design model to be complicated. Therefore, the purpose of this research is to propose an alternative approach to formulate manufacturing network design problem. Features, such as multi-echelon, multi-commodity, products structure, and manufacturing process, are taken into consideration as characteristics of the studied environment. Moreover, uncertainty factors are also integrated to the model by employing possibilistic theory. Eventually in addition to the methodology, a case study in a consumer product firm is used to demonstrate applicability of the suggested method. Two models, deterministic and fuzzy, has been explored in the study and both of them has demonstrated the validity of the proposed formulation method. Moreover, it is shown that the fuzzy model outperforms its deterministic counterpart in term of cost effectiveness
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