An application methodology for logistics and transportation scenarios analysis and comparison within the retail supply chain Online publication date: Sat, 28-Jun-2014
by Agostino Bruzzone; Francesco Longo
European J. of Industrial Engineering (EJIE), Vol. 8, No. 1, 2014
Abstract: The article proposes the development of an application methodology, named MARLIN, for logistics and transportation (L&T) scenarios analysis and comparison within the fresh food supply chain (FFSC). The MARLIN application methodology consists of the development of a dedicated simulation-based software tool for scenarios analysis and comparison and its inclusion in a methodology framework. The software tool is based on three different cooperating simulators while the methodology framework consists of three different steps: 1) supply chain rings and constraints definition; 2) L&T scenarios and factors definition; 3) L&T scenarios analysis and comparison. After the description of the cooperating simulators and methodology framework, a case study on a real FFSC is presented to showcase the MARLIN application methodology; the case study provides analytical and numerical results for five L&T scenarios and selects the optimal L&T scenario. [Received 21 May 2011; Revised 25 June 2012; Accepted 6 July 2012]
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