Title: Integrated production distribution problem in a partial backorder and order refusal environment

Authors: K. Ratna Kumar; T. Radha Ramanan; Anand Abraham; R. Sridharan

Addresses: Mechanical Engineering Department, National Institute of Technology Calicut, Calicut, 673 601, India ' School of Management Studies, National Institute of Technology Calicut, Calicut, 673 601, India ' Mechanical Engineering Department, National Institute of Technology Calicut, Calicut, 673 601, India ' Mechanical Engineering Department, National Institute of Technology Calicut, Calicut, 673 601, India

Abstract: An integrated production distribution problem in an environment of only order refusal and backorder and order refusal is studied in this work. Plant side capacity and storage restrictions are also considered in this analysis. The effect of this consideration on the supply chain profit is investigated. The model considers fixed cost, setup cost, and core demand. The complexity of the integrated production and distribution planning problems are empirically studied using this model. It is identified that the increase in the number of products increases the complexity than the increase in the number of retailers. Further a sensitivity analysis is carried out to assess the capability of the model.

Keywords: integrated production distribution; backorder and order refusal; core demand; sensitivity analysis.

DOI: 10.1504/IJMCP.2019.100668

International Journal of Management Concepts and Philosophy, 2019 Vol.12 No.3, pp.296 - 311

Received: 30 Jan 2018
Accepted: 27 Nov 2018

Published online: 06 Jul 2019 *

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