Title: Development and optimisation of a new linear programming model for production/distribution network of an edible vegetable oils manufacturer

Authors: Turan Paksoy, Emine B. Cavlak

Addresses: Department of Industrial Engineering, Selcuk University, Campus, 42031, Konya, Turkey. ' Department of Industrial Engineering, Selcuk University, Campus, 42031, Konya, Turkey

Abstract: Supply Chain Management (SCM) concerns with the optimal flow of materials and knowledge through overall production/distribution system from raw material suppliers to the last customers. Design and optimisation of production/distribution networks which includes sub problems such as assigning the numbers and the locations of entities of the network and determining the amount of physical distribution among the entities, has a strategic role in SCM. In this study, a novel linear programming model is developed for the production/distribution network of an edible vegetable oils manufacturer. The proposed model is solved and numerical results are analysed for various scenarios in order to identify some managerial insights.

Keywords: SCM; supply chain management; production-distribution networks; supply chain optimisation; linear programming; edible vegetable oil manufacturing.

DOI: 10.1504/IJLSM.2011.040057

International Journal of Logistics Systems and Management, 2011 Vol.9 No.1, pp.1 - 21

Published online: 06 May 2015 *

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